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Minneapolis Grain Exchange Announces Fiscal Year Volume Record Minneapolis

Date 01/09/2005

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) announced today that it has established a new fiscal year trading volume record. Trading volume totaled 1,451,150 contracts for the 2004-2005 fiscal year, which ended August 31. The previous record was set in 2004 when 1,377,934 contracts traded.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Sets New All-time Monthly Volume Record

Date 01/09/2005

The Kansas City Board of Trade, for the first time in exchange history, traded over 450,000 contracts in a calendar month. This accomplishment has shattered several volume records. A total of 454,947 contracts traded during the month of August, breaking the previous monthly exchange record of 383,760 contracts set in September 2002 by 18.5 percent.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For August 2005: Average Daily Volume Up 25 Percent versus Prior Year

Date 01/09/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today reported equity options trading volume for August 2005. Average daily trading volume in equity options contracts increased 25.1% to 1.5 million contracts traded as compared to 1.2 million contracts traded in the same period in the prior year. Total equity options volume for the month increased 30.8% to 35.1 million contracts traded as compared to 26.8 million contracts traded in the same year-ago period.
Index Adjustments At The SWX Swiss Exchange As Of 3 October 2005

Date 01/09/2005

Pursuant to the provisions of the SWX Swiss Exchange index rules (SMI®, SPI® and SXI® Rules), the ordinary adjustment of the index takes place as of 3 October 2005.
Eurex Turnover Climbs To Around 90 Million Contracts In August - Turnover For First Eight Months Up Around 17 Percent Year-On-Year

Date 01/09/2005

In August, Eurex, the world’s largest derivatives exchange saw turnover increase by around 19 percent to 90 million contracts against the same period last year (August 2004: 75.7 million contracts). At 821 million contracts, the turnover volume achieved in the first eight months of this year has eclipsed the same period last year by around 17 percent (January – August 2004: 704 million contracts).

Effective September 15th, 2005, 26 New Stocks Will Be Added To The List Of Constituents Of The RTS-2 Index

Date 01/09/2005

Effective September 15 th , 2005, the list of the RTS-2 Index constituents will change. Based on trading statistics for the period of May 16 th through August 15 th , 2005, the following stocks will be added to the list:
Diamis To Unveil Cutting-Edge "Single Euro Payments Area" Technology At Sibos 2005

Date 01/09/2005

Diamis, a European leader in interbanking software, will showcase a new range of SEPA-compliant solutions for commercial banks, central banks and, for the first time, corporate customers at Sibos 2005 in Copenhagen.
CBOT Fed Funds August Settlement

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) 30-Day Fed Funds futures contract for August 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 96.500, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 3.500 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of
CBOT August Average Daily Volume Climbs 17.8 Percent From Last Year - August Volume Rises To Third Best Month Ever In Exchange History - Electronic Platform Experiences All-time Record Trading Day

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Exchange-wide average daily volume (ADV) continued to climb in August. Average daily volume rose to 2,721,612 contracts in August, up 12.7 percent from the same period last year and 19.3 percent year-to-date (YTD). In addition, total volume in August rose to its third highest level ever at 62,597,066 contracts, up 17.8 percent from the same period in 2004 and 19.3 percent YTD.
CBOT 2-Yr. U.S. Treasury Note Futures Set New Record - CBOT Total Daily Volume Reaches 3rd Highest Level In Exchange History

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced yesterday that CBOT Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures traded a record-breaking 339,974 contracts on August 30, 2005, surpassing the previous high of 295,190 contracts set on May 27, 2005. Total Exchange daily volume hit 5,377,433 contracts, the CBOT’s third highest volume day ever.