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ISE Reports Monthly Volume For August 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.0 Million Contracts, Up 32.2% From August 2005

Date 01/09/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for August 2006 increased 32.2% to 2.0 million contracts as compared to 1.5 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 32.2% to 47.1 million contracts from 35.6 million contracts in the same year-ago period.

ISE Adopts New Holding Company Structure

Date 01/09/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) announced today that it has adopted a new holding company structure and has formed a new parent company, International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings).

HKEx Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting Proceedings And Suspensions - As At 31 August 2006

Date 01/09/2006

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FTSE Global Markets Issue 15 - September/October 2006

Date 01/09/2006

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.

Euroclear’s ‘Single Settlement Engine’ Successfully Launched In CRESTCo For The UK And Irish Markets

Date 01/09/2006

Euroclear has successfully launched the second phase of its Single Settlement Engine (SSE) last weekend for CRESTCo, the central securities depository (CSD) for Irish equities and UK securities. CREST’s significant transaction volumes are now being processed through the SSE.

Eurex Trading Volume Up 19 Percent In August To 107 Million Contracts - Equity-Based Derivatives Again More Heavily Traded Than Fixed-Income Derivatives - Total Volume In 2006 To Date Exceeds 1 Billion Contracts, Up 26 Percent Year On Year

Date 01/09/2006

A total of approximately 107 million derivative contracts were traded on Eurex, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, in August. This represents a 19 percent increase on the previous year (August 2005: 90 million contracts). Furthermore, this brings the total number of contracts traded in 2006 to over one billion (1.04 billion), an increase of approximately 26 percent on the same period in 2005. Average daily trading volume at Eurex currently stands at 6 million contracts.

Deutsche Börse: Equities Turnover In August Up 17 Percent Year-On-Year - €363 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In August - More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/09/2006

Equities turnover on all German stock exchanges rose considerably in August 2006 compared with the previous year. Order book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that the German stock exchanges generated an equities turnover of €128.3 billion in August – an increase of 17 percent year-on-year (August 2005: €109.3 billion). German equities accounted for €121.4 billion of this total, with fo

CME Reports August 2006 Volume Averaged 5 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 35 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME Electronic Options Represented 12 Percent Of Total Options Volume, The Highest Monthly Percentage To Date - Eurodollar Electronic Options Average

Date 01/09/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced August volume averaged 5 million contracts per day, up 35 percent from August 2005. Total monthly volume in August 2006 was 115 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 34 percent from August 2005 to 3.4 million contracts per day, representing 69 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.3 million contracts per day, up 62 percent month over mo

Clarification: Itaubanco – PN (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 01/09/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Monday, September 4th, 2006.

CBOT To Launch New Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Futures - Contract To Enhance Exposure To Global Commodities Markets

Date 01/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to launch a new futures contract based on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index (DJ-AIGCISM) on October 2, 2006. The electronically traded Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return futures contract (DJ-AIG ER) reflects customer demand for an exchange-traded instrument that provides diversified, global commodities exposure.