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Eurex Trading Volume Up 19 Percent In August To 107 Million Contracts - Equity-Based Derivatives Again More Heavily Traded Than Fixed-Income Derivatives - Total Volume In 2006 To Date Exceeds 1 Billion Contracts, Up 26 Percent Year On Year

Date 01/09/2006

A total of approximately 107 million derivative contracts were traded on Eurex, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, in August. This represents a 19 percent increase on the previous year (August 2005: 90 million contracts). Furthermore, this brings the total number of contracts traded in 2006 to over one billion (1.04 billion), an increase of approximately 26 percent on the same period in 2005. Average daily trading volume at Eurex currently stands at 6 million contracts.
Deutsche Börse: Equities Turnover In August Up 17 Percent Year-On-Year - €363 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In August - More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/09/2006

Equities turnover on all German stock exchanges rose considerably in August 2006 compared with the previous year. Order book statistics, which are based on single counting of all transactions in the order book of Xetra and broker-supported trading on the floor, show that the German stock exchanges generated an equities turnover of €128.3 billion in August – an increase of 17 percent year-on-year (August 2005: €109.3 billion). German equities accounted for €121.4 billion of this total, with fo
CME Reports August 2006 Volume Averaged 5 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 35 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME Electronic Options Represented 12 Percent Of Total Options Volume, The Highest Monthly Percentage To Date - Eurodollar Electronic Options Average

Date 01/09/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced August volume averaged 5 million contracts per day, up 35 percent from August 2005. Total monthly volume in August 2006 was 115 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 34 percent from August 2005 to 3.4 million contracts per day, representing 69 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.3 million contracts per day, up 62 percent month over mo
Clarification: Itaubanco – PN (ADR) Share Increase In The S&P Latin America 40 Indices

Date 01/09/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Latin America 40 Index effective after the close of trading on Monday, September 4th, 2006.
CBOT To Launch New Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Futures - Contract To Enhance Exposure To Global Commodities Markets

Date 01/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to launch a new futures contract based on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index (DJ-AIGCISM) on October 2, 2006. The electronically traded Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return futures contract (DJ-AIG ER) reflects customer demand for an exchange-traded instrument that provides diversified, global commodities exposure.

CBOT Hires New Managing Director Of Marketing

Date 01/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Erika Olson will join the Exchange as Managing Director of Marketing. Olson comes to the CBOT from JPMorgan Chase, where she served as Vice President, Client Experience, Programs and Communications Director of the Commercial Banking Internet group. She will report directly to Chris Malo, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
CBOT August Volume Reaches Second Highest Monthly Total In Exchange History - Average Daily Volume Up 23 Percent Over August 2005 - Exchange’s Gold Complex Achieved 53 Percent Market Share Of Listed North American Gold Futures Traded In August

Date 01/09/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that average daily volume (ADV) reached 3,341,170 contracts in August, an increase of 23 percent compared with August 2005. Total volume for the month was 76,846,908 contracts – the second highest monthly volume total in CBOT history. The monthly record, 79,828,143 contracts, was set in May 2006.
CBOE Volume Rises 32% In August - Average Daily Volume For The Month Was 2.4 Million Contracts, Year-To-Date Volume Of 446.2 Million Is 52% Ahead Of 2005

Date 01/09/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that average daily volume for the month of August was 2,369,845 contracts, an increase of 32% over August 2005's average daily volume of 1,793,265 contracts. With August's trading volume of 54,506,439 contracts, CBOE's year-to-date total volume now stands at 446.2 million contracts, 52% ahead of 2005.
BME Spanish Exchanges Monthly Report - Trading Volume On BME’s Markets Increased In August - Equity Trading Volume On The SIBE Platform Stood At €65.66bn, Up 15% On The Same Month Last Year - Trading On The Latibex Market Was €53 Million, 10% Up On Augus

Date 01/09/2006

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August 2006 Statistics From The OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 01/09/2006

Trading in August on the OMX Nordic Exchange