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ISE Reports Monthly Volume For July 2006 - Average Daily Volume Of 2.3 Million Contracts, Up 32.5% From July 2005

Date 01/08/2006

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) today reported that average daily trading volume for equity and index options contracts for July 2006 increased 32.5% to 2.3 million contracts as compared to 1.7 million contracts during the same period in 2005. Total equity and index options volume for the month increased 32.5% to 45.9 million contracts from 34.6 million contracts in the same year-ago period.
IntercontinentalExchange Exchange-wide Open Interest Hits New High July 30

Date 01/08/2006

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that ICE Futures, its regulated futures subsidiary, set a new daily volume record in the benchmark ICE Brent Crude futures contract. On July 31, volume in ICE Brent Crude futures reached 241,114 contracts, surpassing the March 9, 2006 record of 232,995 contracts by 3.5%. On July 31, open interest stood at a record 488,736 contracts.
Eurex Trading Volume Up 16 Percent In July - 107 Million Contracts Traded On Eurex In July - Total Volume In 2006 To Date Reaches 931 Million Contracts, Up 27 Percent Year On Year

Date 01/08/2006

Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, traded and cleared 107 million contracts in July, a 16 percent rise year-on-year (July 2005: 92 million contracts). Approximately 931 million contracts were traded in the first seven months of 2006, an increase of approximately 27 percent on the same period in 2005. Average daily trading volume at Eurex currently stands at 6.3 million contracts.
Equities Turnover In July Up Five Percent Year-On-Year - €329 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In July - More Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/08/2006

Equities turnover on all German stock exchanges rose in July 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 €117.2 billion in July – an increase of five percent year-on-year (July 2005: €111.7 billion). German equities accounted for €110.6 billion of this total, with foreign equities compr
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Plans Gasoline Futures Contract For Trade On Gold & Commodities Exchange

Date 01/08/2006

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced that it is in the exploratory stages of developing a gasoline contract, to be traded on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) in 2007.

CME Reports July 2006 Volume Averaged 5.2 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 41 Percent From Year-Ago Period - CME Electronic Options Represented 11 Percent Of Total Options Volume, The Highest Monthly Percentage To Date - Total CME E-Mini Options Volume Avera

Date 01/08/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced July volume averaged 5.2 million contracts per day, up 41 percent from July 2005. Total monthly volume in July 2006 was 104 million contracts. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 47 percent from July 2005 to 3.7 million contracts per day, representing 72 percent of total exchange volume. Total options volume was 1.2 million contracts per day, up 46 percent month over month. Elec
CBOT Successfully Launches Electronic Trading Of Agricultural Futures During Daytime Hours - New State-Of-The-Art Technology Supports A Single Pool Of Liquidity

Date 01/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today successfully launched its Agricultural futures contracts on the e-cbot® electronic trading platform side-by-side its open-auction platform during daytime trading hours. Providing greater access to the CBOT’s benchmark Agricultural markets, the expanded electronic trading schedule also creates increased trading opportunities for new and existing CBOT customers w
CBOT Fed Watch - August 1 Market Close

Date 01/08/2006

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 8, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
CBOT Average Daily Volume Up 21 Percent Over July 2005 - Agricultural Complex Sees Year-Over-Year Volume Increase As Exchange Readies For Side-By-Side Agricultural Trading

Date 01/08/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that average daily volume (ADV) reached 2,818,412 contracts in July, an increase of 21 percent compared with July 2005. Total volume for the month was 56,368,238 contracts.
CBOE Volume Increases 48% In July - 53.3 Million Contracts Traded During The Month, Steep Gains In Index And ETF Volume Continue To Spur Volume

Date 01/08/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that trading volume for the month of July totaled 53.3 million contracts, an increase of 48% over the 35.9 million contracts traded in July 2005. Trading at CBOE continues its record-setting pace in 2006; through the first seven months of the year, CBOE's year-to-date volume of 391.7 million contracts is 55% ahead of 2005's volume of 252.5 million contracts, the previous all-time record year at CBOE.