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CBOE's 2005 Volume Rises 30% To 468 Million Contracts - Second Consecutive All-Time Record Year Driven By 41% Growth In Index And Exchange Traded Fund Options Business

Date 03/01/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that, for the second consecutive year, annual trading volume at CBOE posted a new all-time record. The 468.2 million contracts traded in 2005 represented the busiest year in CBOE history and a 30% increase over 2004's record total of 361.1 million contracts.
Cabinet Meeting Approves The Creation Of Mercado Alternativo Bursátil – MAB - Costs For SICAVS Are Reduced By Over 50% On Average - MAB Broadens BME’s Services Range

Date 03/01/2006

The Spanish Cabinet meeting, which was held on 30 December, has given its approval for the creation of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil - MAB – which Bolsas y Mercados Españoles has promoted to offer a specific treatment to stocks with particular features. The market will help SICAVS in the obligation established by the new collective investment regulations to guarantee liquidity for the shares.
Brian Cartwright Named SEC General Counsel

Date 03/01/2006

Top securities lawyer and former astrophysicist Brian G. Cartwright will join the Securities and Exchange Commission as its General Counsel, Chairman Christopher Cox announced today.
Borsa Italiana Statements By: Angelo Tantazzi And Massimo Capuano

Date 03/01/2006

"The global economy progressed in a consistent manner once again during 2005" stated Angelo Tantazzi, Borsa Italiana’s Chairman "sustained by international commerce volumes on the up. The Eurozone and Italy, however, continued to disclose a slower pace. Nevertheless, during the second half of the year some signs of improvement appeared in the economic conditions of companies who are currently seeking to seize the opportunities offered by the new competitive context.
2005 Yet Another Record Year On The Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Date 03/01/2006

Trading in Danish shares has never been greater. In 2005, records were broken on the equity, bond and derivatives markets, and trading in both listed and non-listed investment certificates was also the best on record. In 2005, the value of share trading was DKK 937.2 billion - 58 percent more than in 2004. The value of average daily share trading amounted to DKK 3.7 billion. The number of trades in 2005 also saw an increase of 58 percent on 2004 and almost reached 4 million corresponding to an a

Year 2005 At The Prague Exchange

Date 02/01/2006

I. Share market The year 2005 was the most successful for the share market. It stated record trade values and historical maximum of the official exchange index PX 50. Trade value
Trading Volume Rises To 86 Million Contracts In December - Eurex Closes 2005 With A Record 1.25 Billion Contracts

Date 02/01/2006

Eurex, the international derivatives market, closed out 2005 with record turnover of 1.25 billion contracts (2004: 1.07 billion contracts), and thus remains the largest derivatives exchange in the world. Eurex grew by approximately 17 percent year-on-year in 2005. In the final month of last year 86.2 million contracts were traded, an increase of 7 percent on December 2004.
Tehran Stock Exchange December 2005 Statistics

Date 02/01/2006

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's December 2005 statistics.
Rebalancing Of BOVESPA's Indices - Valid From January 2 To April 30, 2006

Date 02/01/2006

BOVESPA announces the new rebalancing of the IBOVESPA, IBrX, IBrX-50, IVBX-2, IEE, ITEL and IGC, ITAG theoretical portfolios, based on the period between December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005. The indexes are rebalanced each four months. Click here for full details.
OMX’s Exchanges Statistics 2005

Date 02/01/2006

Average daily share turnover amounted to EUR 2,993 (2,500) million. The turnover rate was 115 (114) percent. The average daily derivative trading turnover amounted to 478,240 (449,024) contracts. The number of listed companies amounted to 679 (end 2004:686). The number of members amounted to 148 (end 2004:142). Highlights 2005 The number of trades per day for OMX’s exchanges reached an all time high, with 84,357 trades per day during 2005