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Record Setting May At CBOE - Buoyed By Most-Active Trading Day And Week In CBOE History, Volume Of 70.5 Million Contracts Is Busiest Month In 33 Years, Up 103% From 2005

Date 01/06/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that May was the busiest month in CBOE history as trading volume totaled 70,522,508 contracts. The record 70.5 million contracts traded during May surpassed the previous high of 55.0 million contracts from March 2006, and was 103% higher than May 2005 volume of 34.7 million. Average daily volume during May was 3.2 million contracts, a new high mark for CBOE and the first time ever that monthly average daily volume topped the three-millio
Program Trading Averaged 60.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 22-26

Date 01/06/2006

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for May 22-26.
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Announces Settlement Of Administrative Proceeding With The SEC

Date 01/06/2006

Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (Phlx) announced today that it has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) regarding the Commission’s allegations that, during the period from approximately April 1999 through January 2002, Phlx failed to adequately surveil for certain trading and order handling rule violations and, thus, failed to adequately enforce such rules. Without admitting or denying the findings, Phlx consented to an Order Instituting Admi
Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Equities 2006

Date 01/06/2006

Indices, turnover per sector, winners and losers, key figures per instrument, shareholder structure, new issues and new listings last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.<
Osaka Securities Exchange: Term For Inter-Month Spread Trading

Date 01/06/2006

The following inter-month spread trading on Stock Index Futures will be available from Fri. June 9, 2006 to Thu. September 7, 2006.

OneChicago Reports May Volume YTD Volume Up 40%

Date 01/06/2006

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 272,719 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in May, a 5% increase over May 2005. Average daily volume (ADV) was 12,396. Year-to-date volume is up 40% over 2005. Open interest stood at 802,854 contracts May 31.
NYSE Group, Inc. Shareholders Elect Directors - 10 Incumbent Directors Re-Elected, One New Director Added Independent Auditor Selected

Date 01/06/2006

At the NYSE Group, Inc. annual shareholders meeting held today in New York, the following directors were re-elected: Marshall N. Carter, John A. Thain, Ellyn L. Brown, William E. Ford, Shirley Ann Jackson, James S. McDonald, James J. McNulty, Alice M. Rivlin, Robert B. Shapiro, and Karl M. von der Heyden. Joining the NYSE Group Board of Directors is newly elected Duncan M. McFarland, retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wellington Management Company. Mr. Thain became Chief Executive O
NYSE Group And Euronext N.V. Agree To A Merger Of Equals - Combination Will Create The First Global Exchange - Joint Press/Analyst Conference Scheduled In Paris, Friday, June 2, 2006

Date 01/06/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) and Euronext N.V. announced today that they have signed an agreement to combine the leading U.S. and pan-European securities trading exchanges in a merger of equals. This new group, to be named NYSE Euronext, will globally redefine the marketplace for trading cash and derivatives securities, producing significant benefits for shareholders, issuers and users.
NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing Sets Daily Volume Record

Date 01/06/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced a daily volume record for NYMEX ClearPort clearing.
No Change In Compensation Scheme And Ombudsman Payment Limits - UK's Financial Services Authority Confirms

Date 01/06/2006

The Financial Services Authority confirmed today that the compensation and eligibility limits for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and for the compulsory jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service would remain at their existing levels.