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CME(R) E-mini(R) Futures Trade Nearly 4.3 Million Contracts On June 8 - CME Globex(R) Volume Reaches 7.7 Million, A New Electronic Trading Record Records Set In Benchmark CME E-Mini Equity Futures

Date 09/06/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today reported record trading volume of nearly 4.3 million contracts in its CME E-mini equity futures complex and 7.7 million on the CME Globex(R) electronic trading platform on Thursday, June 8, 2006. CME E-mini S&P 500(R) futures volume was 2,722,320 contracts, topping the previous record of 1,921,351 contracts traded on May 24, 2006. CME E-mini NASDAQ-100(R) futures reached a new record of 884,662, compared to the previous of 619,8

CFTC Issues Request For Comment Related To Its June 27, 2006, Hearing On Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 09/06/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved for publication in the Federal Register a Request for Comment prior to its upcoming public hearing on the issue of what constitutes a “board of trade, exchange, or market located outside the United States” as that phrase is used in Section 4(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). In order to generate and guide useful discussion, the

CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Futures Set Daily Volume Record As Total Surpasses Previous High By 21 Percent - Exchange Also Sets Volume Record In Equity Index Complex

Date 09/06/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its $5 mini-sized Dow Jonessm futures contract set a record on Thursday, as volume climbed to 263,844 contracts at the close of trading.  The new record topped the previous record of 218,495, set on May 24, 2006, by 21 percent.

CBOE Sets New Single-Day Volume Record In Options On iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM)

Date 09/06/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that volume in options on the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) established a new single-day record at CBOE on Thursday, June 8, when 760,803 contracts (120,229 calls and 640,574 puts) traded.This beat the previous single-day high of 727,521 contracts on May 17, 2006.

BOVESPA's Monthly Bulletin May 2006

Date 09/06/2006

Address To The New York Financial Writers Association, By Chairman Christopher Cox, New York, New York

Date 09/06/2006

Thank you, Mike. It's great to see you again. The last time we got together was in early May, in Minneapolis, at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Now, barely a month later, here I am again with another 400 journalists. You might wonder ... why? The truth is, I'm happy to show up to any group that prefers plain English to legalese.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Assures Firms They Will Not Be Judged Retrospectively

Date 08/06/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today confirmed it will continue to judge firms' standards of product sales and financial advice by the standards and rules at the time of sale and not retrospectively. This policy will not be changed by the regulator's move towards more principles-based regulation.

TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - May 2006

Date 08/06/2006

Click here to download TSX Venture Exchange's statistics for May 2006.

TSX Group CEO At Sandler O’Neill Financial Services Conference In New York City

Date 08/06/2006

TSX Group CEO Richard Nesbitt will be a speaker at the Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Financial Services Conference featuring Insurance and eFinance Companies at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: JGB Futures Daily Trading Volume Sets Record High

Date 08/06/2006

Trading volume on JGB futures (all contracts) sets a daily record-high, 174,172 (100mil.yen)(SP; 96,246), today (June 8, 2006 ).