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CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Futures Set Daily Volume Record As Total Surpasses Previous High By 21 Percent - Exchange Also Sets Volume Record In Equity Index Complex

Date 09/06/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its $5 mini-sized Dow Jonessm futures contract set a record on Thursday, as volume climbed to 263,844 contracts at the close of trading.  The new record topped the previous record of 218,495, set on May 24, 2006, by 21 percent.

CBOE Sets New Single-Day Volume Record In Options On iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM)

Date 09/06/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that volume in options on the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) established a new single-day record at CBOE on Thursday, June 8, when 760,803 contracts (120,229 calls and 640,574 puts) traded.This beat the previous single-day high of 727,521 contracts on May 17, 2006.

BOVESPA's Monthly Bulletin May 2006

Date 09/06/2006

Address To The New York Financial Writers Association, By Chairman Christopher Cox, New York, New York

Date 09/06/2006

Thank you, Mike. It's great to see you again. The last time we got together was in early May, in Minneapolis, at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Now, barely a month later, here I am again with another 400 journalists. You might wonder ... why? The truth is, I'm happy to show up to any group that prefers plain English to legalese.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Assures Firms They Will Not Be Judged Retrospectively

Date 08/06/2006

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today confirmed it will continue to judge firms' standards of product sales and financial advice by the standards and rules at the time of sale and not retrospectively. This policy will not be changed by the regulator's move towards more principles-based regulation.

TSX Venture Exchange Statistics - May 2006

Date 08/06/2006

Click here to download TSX Venture Exchange's statistics for May 2006.

TSX Group CEO At Sandler O’Neill Financial Services Conference In New York City

Date 08/06/2006

TSX Group CEO Richard Nesbitt will be a speaker at the Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. Financial Services Conference featuring Insurance and eFinance Companies at the Le Parker Meridien in New York City.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: JGB Futures Daily Trading Volume Sets Record High

Date 08/06/2006

Trading volume on JGB futures (all contracts) sets a daily record-high, 174,172 (100mil.yen)(SP; 96,246), today (June 8, 2006 ).

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Application Of Intraday Additional Margin Call

Date 08/06/2006

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) applied the Intraday Additional Margin Call of Interest-rate etc. Financial Futures contracts today as the Three-month Euroyen futures market soared, for first time since May 10, 2006.

Thai Bourse Reorganizes Its Industry Sectors

Date 08/06/2006

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will update the scope and titles of three industry sectors to encompass new and expanding business areas, and more accurately reflect the core businesses of firms preparing to list. These sectors will be known as: Industrial Materials and Machinery (IMM) instead of Machinery & Equipment, Home and Office Products (HOME) instead of Household Goods, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) instead of Communication. This 4th and last redistribution of c