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CBOT Fed Funds April Settlement

Date 02/05/2005

The CBOT® 30-Day Fed Fund futures contract for April 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 97.215, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 2.785 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOT ADV Rises 14.4 Percent, Monthly Volume Rises To 61,328,516

Date 02/05/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Exchange-wide average daily volume for April increased to 2,920,406 contracts, up 14.4 percent over last year and 24.8 percent year-to-date (YTD). Total Exchange volume in April increased to 61,328,516 contracts, also up 14.4 percent from last year and 23.3 percent YTD.
Bovespanews - Rebalance Of Bovespa´s Indexes

Date 02/05/2005

BOVESPA announces the new rebalancing of the IBOVESPA, IBrX, IBrX-50, IVBX-2, IEE, ITEL and IGC theoretical portfolios, based on the period between April 30, 2004 and April 30, 2005.
Boston Options Exchange Sets New Monthly Market Share And Volume Records

Date 02/05/2005

BOX market share (as a percentage of the OCC volume in the classes it lists) was 7.7% for the month, an improvement over the previous month's 6.5%, and a new record for BOX. Average daily volume was 307,702 for the month, an improvement over the previous month's 248,149, and another new record for BOX. For more details, click here.
ASX Trading Statistics - April 2005

Date 02/05/2005

Click here to download ASX's trading statistics for April 2005.

April Was Busiest Month In CBOE History - Volume Increased 29%, Eighteen Trading Records Set During Historic Month

Date 02/05/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that April was the busiest month in CBOE's 32-year history as volume totaled 40,713,355 contracts traded, an increase of 29% over April 2004.Monthly volume at CBOE set consecutive all-time volume records, as April's total surpassed the previous high of 37,826,646 contracts traded in March 2005.Through April, 2005 year-to-date total volume at CBOE now stands at 144,977,190 contracts, 15% ahead of 2004's year-to-date total through April.Dur
April 2005 Volume - CME Reports Record Average Daily Volume Of 4.9 Million Contracts In April, Up 47 Percent From Year-Ago Period - Monthly Volume Exceeds 100 Million Contracts For First Time - CME® Globex® Volume Increased 113 Percent Vs. April 2004, Ave

Date 02/05/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today said average daily volume for April was 4.9 million contracts, up 47 percent from the same period a year ago and marking CME’s fourth consecutive record month. Total monthly volume was more than 102 million contracts, exceeding 100 million for the first time ever. Average daily volume on the exchange’s CME® Globex® electronic trading platform rose to a record 3.4 million contracts, a 113 percent increase from April 2004. Electronic trading repres
American Stock Exchange Announces Peter Quick Has Stepped Down As President

Date 02/05/2005

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) announced today that Peter Quick has stepped down as President after serving five years in that position.
HKEx Announcement -- Disclosure Requirements In Relation To The Impact Of New Accounting Standards On Financial Information In Initial Listing Documents And Circulars

Date 30/04/2005

THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LIMITED(A wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited) ANNOUNCEMENT Disclosure requirements in relation to the impact of new accounting standards on financial information in initial listing documents and circulars A number of new International Financial Reporting
Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co., Ltd. Shares And IWF Increase In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 29/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s and CITIC Securities will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading Monday, May 9, 2005: Zhejiang China Commodities City Group Co., Ltd. (China, SEDOL: 6529532, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40401020), a member of the S&P/CITIC 300 Index, free-float A shares will increase by 2,615,500 to 52,706,227. This change is due to the lifting of trading restrictions on employee shareholdings. There will also be an increase in