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Effective September 15th, 2005, 26 New Stocks Will Be Added To The List Of Constituents Of The RTS-2 Index

Date 01/09/2005

Effective September 15 th , 2005, the list of the RTS-2 Index constituents will change. Based on trading statistics for the period of May 16 th through August 15 th , 2005, the following stocks will be added to the list:
Diamis To Unveil Cutting-Edge "Single Euro Payments Area" Technology At Sibos 2005

Date 01/09/2005

Diamis, a European leader in interbanking software, will showcase a new range of SEPA-compliant solutions for commercial banks, central banks and, for the first time, corporate customers at Sibos 2005 in Copenhagen.
CBOT Fed Funds August Settlement

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) 30-Day Fed Funds futures contract for August 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 96.500, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 3.500 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of
CBOT August Average Daily Volume Climbs 17.8 Percent From Last Year - August Volume Rises To Third Best Month Ever In Exchange History - Electronic Platform Experiences All-time Record Trading Day

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Exchange-wide average daily volume (ADV) continued to climb in August. Average daily volume rose to 2,721,612 contracts in August, up 12.7 percent from the same period last year and 19.3 percent year-to-date (YTD). In addition, total volume in August rose to its third highest level ever at 62,597,066 contracts, up 17.8 percent from the same period in 2004 and 19.3 percent YTD.
CBOT 2-Yr. U.S. Treasury Note Futures Set New Record - CBOT Total Daily Volume Reaches 3rd Highest Level In Exchange History

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced yesterday that CBOT Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures traded a record-breaking 339,974 contracts on August 30, 2005, surpassing the previous high of 295,190 contracts set on May 27, 2005. Total Exchange daily volume hit 5,377,433 contracts, the CBOT’s third highest volume day ever.

Boston Options Exchange Continues Trend Of Growth With Strong August Showing, Volume Up 325% Over 2004

Date 01/09/2005

BOX’s share of total OCC equity option volume was 6.5% for August 2005 while the BOX share of total OCC option volume reached 5.9% and market share for the 504 equity options listed on BOX was 7.8%. Each of these percentages represents the second best month in BOX’s 18 months of operation as each is within 0.1% it’s respective record.
August Volume Of 41.2m Is Busiest Month In CBOE History - Numerous Volume Records Set, Including Total Monthly Index Volume

Date 01/09/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that August trading volume at CBOE was 41,245,104 contracts, setting a new CBOE all-time trading record for total monthly volume, surpassing the previous record of 40,713,355 contract traded in April 2005. The 41.2 million contracts traded in August 2005 was 53% higher than the 26,894,775 contracts traded in August 2004. Additionally, CBOE's August volume in index options was up 56% over August 2004, and the 17,789,760 contracts traded se
August 2005 Volume: CME Reports Average Daily Volume Of 3.7 Million Contracts In August 2005, Up 27 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME Sets Multiple Single-Day Trading Records On August 31, Including Total Volume Of Nearly 10 Million Contracts

Date 01/09/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today said average daily volume in August was 3.7 million contracts, up 27 percent from the same period a year ago. Total monthly volume was more than 85 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME® Globex® electronic trading platform averaged 2.6 million contracts, a 42 percent increase from August 2004. Electronic trading represented 69 percent of total CME volume in August, compared with 62 percent in the prior-year period.
August 2005 - Euronext Key Indicators - Cash Transactions Up 9.7% Since January, 29.3% Year-On-Year - Busiest August Ever - Derivatives Products Up 3% Year-To-Date, 14% Year-On-Year

Date 01/09/2005

Cash products During the first eight months of 2005, 103.6 million cash transactions were registered on Euronext’s cash markets, up 9.7% compared to the same period last year, representing a daily average of 606,000. 12.7 million transactions were completed in August 2005, up 29.3% on August last year, making the month the busiest August ever. Shares 12.2 million share transactions were completed in August 2005, up 30.5% on the same month last year. A total of 99 m
ASX Trading Statistics

Date 01/09/2005

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