CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), announced today that first quarter 2006 revenue rose 23 percent to $143.6 million compared with $116.5 million in the 2005 first quarter. Net income in the 2006 first quarter increased $14.3 million to $35.1 million, up 69 percent compared with $20.8 million in the first quarter of 2005. First quarter 2006 earnings per diluted share were $0.66.
First quarter exchange and clearing revenue was $106.4 million, up 21 percent from $87.8 million in the 2005 first quarter. Market data revenue grew 28 percent to $23.6 million in the 2006 first quarter, up from $18.5 million in the 2005 first quarter. First quarter operating income was $58.5 million, up 63 percent from $36.0 million in the same period during the prior year.
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