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NASDAQ Stock Market Intentions Regarding The London Stock Exchange

Date 01/02/2007

The Board of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") wishes to confirm that it has no current intention to support any EGM seeking to replace LSE management if its offer for LSE lapses. If in NASDAQ's opinion circumstances change, and it is necessary to protect our investment, NASDAQ reserves the right to support any EGM or take any other action.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records For Energy Futures On CME Globex

Date 01/02/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that it set daily volume records for natural gas, heating oil, and RBOB gasoline futures on the CME Globex electronic trading platform yesterday.
UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints New Director

Date 01/02/2007

The FSA has announced the appointment of Lesley Titcomb as Director of the Regulatory Transactions Division.
Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Bonds And Certificates 2007

Date 01/02/2007

Turnover per sector and new issues for last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.
CME Reports January 2007 Volume Averaged 5.5 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 16 Percent From Year-Ago Period - Commodities And alternative Investment Products Set All Time Monthly Total And Electronic Record In January - NYMEX Volume Averages 671,000 Contra

Date 01/02/2007

CME, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced January volume averaged 5.5 million contracts per day, up 16 percent from January 2006. Total monthly volume was 116 million contracts. Volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 19 percent from January 2006 to average 4.0 million contracts per day, representing 72 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.3 million contracts per day, up 24 percent from January 2006. Electronic

Australian ECN Gains Momentum

Date 01/02/2007

An Australian Market Licence (AML) application was lodged yesterday to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for the Australian ECN.
CFTC Issues New Governance Guidelines For Futures Exchanges - Focus On The Dual Roles Of Exchanges As For-Profit Businesses And Industry Watchdogs

Date 01/02/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved today to strengthen futures exchange governance by calling for increased public representation at key levels of decision making, including boards of directors. The initiative will enable exchanges to better manage and minimize conflicts arising from changing ownership structures, increased sources of competition, and the inherent tension between their regulatory and commercial functions.
SuperDerivatives Wins Risk Magazine’s Technology Rankings For Second Year Running

Date 01/02/2007

SuperDerivatives, the benchmark for options and the leading derivatives solution provider for option pricing, independent revaluation, trading and risk management systems, has been voted “Top Provider of Currency Analytics” in Risk Magazine’s Financial Risk Management and Derivative Technology Rankings for the second consecutive year.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For January 2007 - Record Average Daily Volume Of 2.8 Million Contracts

Date 01/02/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for January 2007 increased 3.6% to 2.8 million contracts as compared to 2.7 million contracts during the same period in 2006. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 3.6% to 55.8 million contracts from 53.8 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
All-Time High At OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 01/02/2007

A new all-time high in share trading value was recorded at OMX Nordic Exchange in January. On January 25, the share trading value was DKK 62.6 billion (previous record: DKK 59.4 billion on April 21, 2006). The strong start to the year resulted in a new record in number of trades for the month, with an average of 165,819 per business day (previous record: 161,711 trades per day, May, 2006).