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LLDPE' Strong Debut Lifts Dalian Commodity Exchange's Trade To Record

Date 02/08/2007

Trading on the Dalian Commodity Exchange received a major boost on July 31 from the strong debut of Linear Low Density Polyethylene contracts, or LLDPE. There were 36,330 LLDPE contracts worth 2.297 billion yuan that changed hands, with open interest standing at 3,708 contracts.

Minneapolis Grain Exchange Sends Thoughts And Prayers To Those Affected By The 35w Bridge Collapse, Maintains Market Operations

Date 02/08/2007

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange staff sends its thoughts and prayers to the residents of the Twin Cities metro area affected by the tragic bridge collapse yesterday evening.

Trading Volume Hit A Record On Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange

Date 02/08/2007

On August 2, ZCE’s total trading volume hit a record high of 1,185,904 contracts, breaking the record of 1,104,358 contracts set on October 17, 2006. O the same day, the white sugar contracts traded well and set a volume record of 959,634 contracts.

CBOE Average Daily Volume Tops 4 Million For The First Time - July Is CBOE's Busiest Month Ever With Record Volume Of 87 Million

Date 02/08/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that total volume for the month was 87.2 million contracts, making July 2007 the busiest month ever at CBOE. July's totals topped the previous monthly record, set in March 2007, of 83 million contracts and represented an increase of 64% over the July 2006 total. In addition, four of the top ten busiest days in CBOE's history occurred in July 2007, and July's average daily volume of 4.15 million contracts made it the first month in Exchang

Datamonitor: Financial Services Institutions Turn To Technology To Cope With Upcoming Surge In Market Data

Date 02/08/2007

Financial services institutions (FSIs) are under much pressure to ensure they have appropriate infrastructures in place to handle throughput of rising market data volumes. This is according to a new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor, (DTM.L) “The Growing Significance of Market Data within Financial Markets”. The report investigates the technologies being demanded by the financial markets industry and the strategies they are / will begin to employ to cope with new market

Company Share Changes In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 02/08/2007

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading on Friday August 3, 2007.

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – July 2007

Date 02/08/2007

Equity turnover for July was EUR 17,896.71 million; ETF turnover was EUR 59.25 million while that for bonds was EUR 7,376.02 million.

Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics Derivatives 2007

Date 02/08/2007

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Stock Exchange of Thailand Introduces Thailand’s First-Ever Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 02/08/2007

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and One Asset Management Ltd. have launched ThaiDEX SET50 ETF, Thailand’s first-ever exchange-traded fund (ETF). All systems - trading, payment, settlement and information – and regulations are in place for the IPO from August 21 to 29, 2007. Trading opens on September 6 and both parties are confident that the fund will be well-received by institutional and retail investors.

ICE Futures July 2007 ADV Rises 41Percent To Second Highest ADV - NYBOT ADV Grows 40 Percent - ICE OTC Average Daily Commissions Rise 41 Percent

Date 02/08/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, today reported volume growth in excess of 40% for the month of July in each of the company’s three execution venues compared to July 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE Futures, ICE’s U.K. regulated futures subsidiary, was 543,232 contracts in July 2007, an increase of 40.8% over ADV in July 2006. ADV at the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), ICE’s U.S. regulated futures subsidiary, wa