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MGEX Announces Best May Trading Volume in History

Date 01/06/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced multiple May 2011 volume records.  During the month of May, 156,116 contracts were traded making it the best May total volume in exchange history.  The year over year change for May volume is 85 percent higher with 2010 total volume having been 84,161 contracts.  This continues the year over year double digit percentage increase in volume for this fiscal year.  

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend And Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes

Date 01/06/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 indexes.

KCBT Achieves New May Monthly Volume Records

Date 01/06/2011

The Kansas City Board of Trade set new calendar month records in May for both the exchange and the Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures contract.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 01/06/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• On Monday, May 16, 2011, the shareholders of Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX:TIH) approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will spin off Enerflex Ltd. (TSX:EFX) to its shareholders on a 1-for-1 basis. The effective date for the transaction will be Friday, June 3, 2011. Enerflex will be added at zero price to all the same indices - and with the same number of index shares - where Toromont is currently a constituent after the close on Thursday, June 2, 2011.

CBOE Holdings Reports May 2011 Trading Volumes: CBOE Holdings Averages 4.2 Million Options Contracts Per Day In May - CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New ADV Record - CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Options Up 14% Over April, Up 52% YTD Through May

Date 01/06/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that May trading volume for options on theChicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), the company's alternative all-electronic market, combined, totaled 88.1 million contracts, an average daily volume (ADV) of 4.2 million contracts. CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) total trading volume during May was just under one million contracts, making it the second busiest month in CFE's history. In addition, CFE ADV was a record, exceeding 47,000 contracts per day during May.  

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/06/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 1, 2011:

• Richfield Ventures Corp. (TSXVN:RVC) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by New Gold Inc. (TSX:NGD). The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange after close on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at the request of the company.

May Is Second-Busiest Month All-Time At CBOE Futures Exchange As Volume Nearly Reaches One Million Contracts - Total Exchange, VIX Futures Average Daily Volumes Both Set New Records

Date 01/06/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that trading volume during May 2011 totaled 994,608 contracts, which ranks as the second busiest month all-time to-date at CFE.  May 2011 volume exceeded the 481,650 contracts traded in May 2010 by 107 percent.  When compared to April 2011 volume of 834,892 contracts, May's trading activity increased by 19 percent.    

OCC Cleared Volume Remains On Pace For Record Year

Date 01/06/2011

OCC announced today that total cleared volume in May reached 362,653,311 contracts, an 11 percent decline from the May 2010 volume of 408,432,157 contracts. While May volume is off against last year’s peak volume at this time, OCC reported options, futures, and securities lending volume remain on track for a record year. OCC's year-to-date average daily volume of 18,072,968 is an increase of 8 percent compared to the same point in 2010 and year-to-date total volume is up 9 percent with 1,861,515,709 contracts.

CME Group Receives Inside Market Data Award For Acquisition Of The Year

Date 01/06/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it has been honored with an Inside Market Data Award for Acquisition of the Year with its 90 percent ownership interest in Dow Jones Indexes.

BATS Global Markets Reports Record May Options Volumes - Reports 10.8% U.S. Equities Market Share; 3.9% Options Market Share

Date 01/06/2011

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a global operator of stock and options markets, today reported volume numbers for the month of May, including record 3.9% matched market share for BATS Options. The company’s equities businesses in the U.S. and Europe also had a solid month, reporting matched market share of 10.8% and 5.6%, respectively.