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IntercontinentalExchange Responds To Comments By Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Date 21/03/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) today issued the following statement in response to CME’s comments regarding ICE’s proposed merger with CBOT.
Chicago Board Of Trade Postpones Special Meeting For CME Merger

Date 20/03/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT), holding company for the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (CBOT), and the CBOT today announced that the special meetings of CBOT Holdings stockholders and CBOT members to vote on the merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME), which were scheduled to occur on April 4, 2007, have been postponed to give the Board of Directors of CBOT Holdings, its Special Transaction Committee and the Board of Directors of the CBOT sufficient time to c
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Responds To CBOT Decision To Postpone Special Shareholder Meeting

Date 20/03/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) issued the following statement in response to the Chicago Board of Trade Holdings Inc. announcement that it intends to postpone its special shareholder meeting, previously scheduled for April 4, 2007, in order to provide sufficient time to review the unsolicited proposal submitted by the IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE).
CBOT Fed Watch - March 20 Market Close

Date 20/03/2007

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on March 20-21, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CFTC Proposed Amendments To Acceptable Practices For Core Principle 15

Date 20/03/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing amendments to the definition of “public director” in the Acceptable Practices for Core Principle 15. The amendments are intended to clarify the definition of “public director” by removing potential ambiguities and correcting a technical drafting error in the bright-line tests for “public director.” The proposed amendments will be open for public comment for 30 days following their publication in the Federal Register.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Brent Crude Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 20/03/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its Brent crude oil financial and Brent calendar swap futures contracts, effective at the close of business on March 21.
CBOT Holdings To Release 2007 First Quarter Financial Results On Thursday, April 19, 2007

Date 20/03/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that it will release financial results for its 2007 first quarter, ending March 31, 2007, on Thursday, April 19, 2007. A news release will be issued prior to the NYSE market opening and will be followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET, 7:00 a.m. CT. The call will last approximately one hour and will feature remarks by the company's s
Share Change For Telecom Corp. Of New Zealand Ltd. In The S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 20/03/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Friday, March 23, 2007:
NYMEX Partners With Ardour To Offer Alternative Energy Index Futures, Options Contracts

Date 20/03/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), the world's largest physical commodity exchange, signed an agreement today with Ardour Global Indexes, LLC, a leading developer of benchmark indexes for the global alternative energy industry, to introduce alternative energy index futures and options contracts.
Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 20/03/2007

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following change in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading on Wednesday March 21, 2007.