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Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. Reports 34 Percent Increase In Net Income For Fourth-Quarter 2005; Diluted Earnings Per Share Rose 33 Percent To $2.18 - Record 2005 Revenues And Earnings Driven By Record Volume And Continued Growth Of Electronic

Date 31/01/2006

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME), today reported a 24 percent increase in net revenues to $233 million and a 34 percent increase in net income to $76 million for fourth-quarter 2005 compared with fourth-quarter 2004. Income before income taxes grew 34 percent to $126 million. Diluted earnings per share rose 33 percent to $2.18 from $1.64.
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - Europe’s Capital Markets In A Global Marketplace - 4th Annual Financial Services Conference, Brussels, 31 January 2006

Date 31/01/2006

Introduction I would like to thank you for your invitation today. This conference is becoming quite a landmark in the Brussels calendar, and I am delighted to have been able to join you this year. It is very appropriate that the title of your conference is "Europe's capital markets in a global marketplace". In this World Cup year, we have to be able to look beyond national or even continental boundaries, and embrace the increasingly global nature of financial markets. Of cou
CFTC Announces Participation In Providing Expanded Content On MyMoney.gov

Date 31/01/2006

Today Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and chairman of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission’s (FLEC) website subcommittee announced the launch of the FLEC’s enhanced website – www.Mymoney.gov. During her presentation at the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) public meeting, Commissioner Sharon Brown-Hruska described the enhanced subject areas on both the English and Spanish language versions of the Mymoney.gov website.
CESR Consults On Options For The Storage And Easy Access Of Regulated Information

Date 31/01/2006

CESR issues today a consultation paper (Ref: CESR/06-025) which focuses on the provisions of the Transparency Directive relating to the storage and filing of regulated information by issuers admitted to trading on regulated markets (such information includes price sensitive information, regular financial reports and notifications for major holdings). More specifically, the Commission’s Mandate (received July 2005) requires CESR to provide advice by June 2006 in relation to both the developm
CBOT And SGX Announce Board Of Directors And Managing Director For Joint Venture Company

Date 31/01/2006

CBOT Holdings, Inc., the parent of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today the Board of Directors of their joint venture company, Joint Asian Derivatives Pte. Ltd. (JV), and the appointment of the Managing Director of the JV.

CBOE Trading Hours To Change On February 13, 2006

Date 31/01/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that the closing time for equity options and narrow-based index options will change to 3:00 p.m. Central Time, beginning on Monday, February 13, 2006. The change affects options on stocks, and options based on narrow-based indexes and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that currently close at 3:02 p.m. CT. The change is being made in conjunction with the other U.S. options exchanges.
Bovespa Successive Highs: Ibovespa Sets 10th Record Of The Year By Closing January 31 At 38,382 Points

Date 31/01/2006

Brazilian stocks closed Tuesday 31 at record high for the tenth time this year. The benchmark Ibovespa stock index ended the session up 0.37% at 38,382 points, highest close since January 30, when it reached 38,242 points. The value traded in the session amounted to R$ 3 billion.
Ben S. Bernanke Confirmed As Chairman And Member Of The Board Of Governors Of US Federal Reserve - Private Swearing-In Ceremony Scheduled For February 1 - Federal Open Market Committee decided Raises Target For Fed Funds Rate By 25 Basis Points

Date 31/01/2006

A private swearing-in ceremony for Ben S. Bernanke is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1 at approximately 9 a.m. EST at the Federal Reserve Board. The Senate today confirmed Ben S. Bernanke as the Chairman and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Archipelago Announces Fourth Quarter And 2005 Year End Results

Date 31/01/2006

Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), owner and operator of the Pacific Exchange (PCX) and the Archipelago Exchange(R) (ArcaEx(R)) reported net income attributable to common stockholders of $16.3 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared to $59.3 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2004. On a sequential basis, for the fourth quarter of 2005, Archipelago reported a net loss of $(7.6) million, or $(0.17) per diluted share,
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Current Number Of Orders And Executions - As Of 15:00

Date 30/01/2006

The approximate number of orders and executions as of 3p.m. today is as follows: Orders: 6,150,000 Executions: