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Millicom International Cellular S.A. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning May 8, 2006

Date 01/05/2006

Millicom International Cellular S.A. (NASDAQ:MICC) of Luxembourg, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ:NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (NASDAQ:NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (NASDAQ: NDXT) prior to market open on Monday, May 8, 2006. Millicom will replace Pixar (NASDAQ:PIXR). Millicom will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (NASDAQ:QQQQ).
IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank Enters Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 01/05/2006

IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank, part of the Groupe Caisse d’Epargne of France, received DFSA license to operate out of the Dubai International Financial Centre as an authorised firm. A leading player on the capital markets, IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank holds a banking license under French law and offers a combination of optimal security and excellent ratings.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For April 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.4 Million Contracts, Up 35% from April 2005

Date 01/05/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for April 2006 increased 35.2% to 2.4 million contracts as compared to 1.8 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 22.3% to 45.2 million contracts from 37.0 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 01/05/2006

The FEAS April Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.
Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire

Date 01/05/2006

Click here to download Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange's Xchange Newswire for May 1, 2006.

CME Reports April 2006 Average Daily Volume Of 5.3 Million Contracts, Up 10 Percent From Year-Ago Period

Date 01/05/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today said average daily volume in April was 5.3 million contracts, up 10 percent from April 2005, when uncertainty in the credit markets resulted in strong trading in CME interest rate and equity products. Total monthly volume in April 2006 exceeded 101 million contracts. In April, total options reached a record 1.4 million contracts per day, up 44 percent compared with April 2005. Electronic options trading averaged 109,000 contra
CME Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Lean Hog Contract - Marketplace Beneficiary Of CME Innovations In Delivery And Electronic Access

Date 01/05/2006

CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of its lean hog futures contract this month. An important indicator of grocery store prices for items such as pork chops, ribs and pork loin, annual contract volume has grown from just over 8,000 contracts since its launch in 1966 to more than two million contracts in 2005.
CBOT Average Daily Volume Up 4 Percent Over April 2005 - Exchange Experiences Volume Increase In Agricultural Futures - Metals Complex Continues To Build Market Share

Date 01/05/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that average daily volume (ADV) for April 2006 was 3,024,637 contracts, a 4 percent increase over the same period in 2005 and an 8 percent increase year-to-date compared with last year. Total volume for April 2006 was 57,468,098 contracts.
CBOE Volume Rises 24% In April To 50.6 Million Contracts - Strong Growth In Equity Options Volume Continues

Date 01/05/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume for the month of April totaled 50.6 million contracts, an increase of 24% over April 2005's total of 40.7 million. CBOE's equity options sector continues to experience strong growth during 2006 as volume in April jumped to 32.3 million contracts, an increase of 37% over April 2005. Year-to-date, equity options volume at CBOE is up 45% over last year to 128.3 million contracts. In CBOE's index options, volume increased
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Options Trade More Than 62,000 Contracts On Monday, Setting New Volume Record

Date 01/05/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that reported volume in the recently launched options on the CBOE Volatility Index, "VIX" (options ticker symbol VIX), reached 62,461 contracts (56,569 calls and 5,892 puts) today, May 1st, beating the previous record of 50,522 contracts, set on April 10, 2006.Open interest stood at 309,287 at the start of trading this morning.