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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Named To S&P 500(R) Index

Date 04/08/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has added the company to the S&P 500 Index as of the close of trading on August 10, 2006.
CBOT Fed Watch - August 4 Market Close

Date 04/08/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 8, 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.
BOX Sets Price Improvement Record In July '06

Date 04/08/2006

In the month of July, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.13 per contract, besting the previous record of $3.05 set in April this year. This represented savings to investors of $5 million, or $247,385 per day, the fourth highest average daily figure in BOX history. An average of 78,983 contracts per day received price improvement during the month, which represents the fourth best month since BOX’s launch i
Borsa Italiana Monthly Key Figures - July 2006

Date 04/08/2006

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Borsa Italiana BIt Monthly Flash July 2006

Date 04/08/2006

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BME’s Net Profit In The First Half Of 2006 Increased By 22.8%, Driven By Improved Efficiency And Cost Control - From January To June EBITDA Grew By 25.4% To € 91.9 Million; The Efficiency Ratio In The First Half Was 33.2, From 37.2% In 2005; Revenues To J

Date 04/08/2006

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) posted a net profit of € 61.98 million in the first half of 2006, 22.8% up on the € 50.5 millions recorded during the same period last year. According to Javier Hernani, CFO of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, this solid growth has been driven by the improvement of the company’s efficiency ratio and the cost control carried out over the year together with a solid growth in the number of transactions on all BME markets.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Schedule For Transfer Of Handling Of Foreign Stocks, Etc., To The Japan Securities Depository Center (Second Phase)

Date 03/08/2006

As announced in TSE news on March 15 2006, TSE has made a partial revision to such regulations as listing standards for stocks with the commencement of handling of foreign stocks, etc., by the Japan Securities Depository Center (JASDEC). The revised regulations will be applied sequentially to issues that are to be handled by JASDEC.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces July Volume - “PHLX Continues As The Third Largest U.S. Marketplace For Options"

Date 03/08/2006

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange announced today that equity option volume increased 80.28% when 18,810,223 contracts traded compared to the same year-ago period when 10,433,910 contracts traded. Equity option volume in July declined 5.30% compared to the previous month when 19,862,026 contracts traded.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 03/08/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, August 3, 2006: Coast Mountain Power Corp. (TSXVN:MW) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange following its acquisition by NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG).
SFE 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures Update

Date 03/08/2006

The July 2006 edition of the 30 Day Interbank Cash Rate Futures Update has been published.