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New Study Issued By Fund Evaluation Group On The CBOE DJIA BuyWrite Index (BXD), CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (VXD), And Impact On Risk-Adjusted Returns

Date 02/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today the results of a new study done by Fund Evaluation Group (FEG), a leading investment advisory firm. The study, which was commissioned by CBOE, is entitled "Evaluation of BuyWrite and Volatility Indexes - Using the CBOE DJIA BuyWrite Index (BXD) and the CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (VXD) for Asset Allocation and Diversification Purposes."The paper studied the 109-month period from October 1997 to November 2006, and compared the performance o
Change In BOVESPA's Trading Hours

Date 02/03/2007

As of March 12, 2007, BOVESPA will change its trading hours, as follows: Trading System – continuous session from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – for all listed companies on the cash market, forward and options markets, according to the following schedule: Pre-opening fixing – from 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – input of orders for the calculation of the theoretical opening price; Closing call – from 4:55 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – in the Trading System for all the ind
OneChicago Reports February Volume

Date 02/03/2007

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 951,666 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in February, a 141% increase from February 2006. Average daily volume (ADV) in February 2007 was 50,088 contracts.
Statement Of SEC Division Of Market Regulation Director Erik Sirri Regarding The Start Of The Trading Phase Of Compliance With Regulation NMS On Monday, March 5, 2007

Date 02/03/2007

Erik R. Sirri, Director of the Division of Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, made the following statement today regarding the start of the Trading Phase of Regulation NMS: On Monday, March 5, 2007, exchanges and electronic communication networks (ECNs) will begin complying with the Trading Phase of Regulation NMS. The Trading Phase was designed to identify and work out any problems before full effectiveness of Regulation NMS. Beginning March
CBOE Experiences Busiest Trading Week In Its History - Volume Was More Than 23.3 Million Contracts - Tuesday Was Busiest Single Day Ever With 6.7 Million Contracts - VIX Options Also Set Weekly Record

Date 02/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that this was the busiest trading week in its history, and Tuesday was the busiest single day on record.

Quarterly Rebalancing For The S&P Japan 500, S&P/TOPIX 150, S&P Japan MidCap 100, S&P Japan SmallCap 250 And S&P Global 100 Indices

Date 02/03/2007

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will update the shares outstanding for the S&P Japan 500 constitutuents effective after the close of trading Friday, March 9, 2007. New shares outstanding can be downloaded in Excel format using the link below. Companies that are constituents of the S&P Global 100 are denoted by an asterisk. There will be no constituent additions or deletions.
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Thursday, March 1

Date 02/03/2007

Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures and Options Electronic Volume Record New Record: 151,166 Mar 1, 2007 Old Record: 146,362 Feb 9, 2007 Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures Total Volume Record New Record: 355,829 Mar 1, 2007 Old Record: 344,158 Jun 30, 2006 Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures Electronic Volume Record New Record: 151,116 Mar 1, 2007 Old Record: 146,304 Feb 9, 2007
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 02/03/2007

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, March 2, 2007: Solium Capital Inc. (TSXVN:SUM) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX to trade under the same ticker symbol.
BOX Reaches $110M In Savings To Investors, Sees Near-Record Volume Day

Date 02/03/2007

In the month of February, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.05 per contract. An average of 65,914 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $4 million. With this amount, BOX has reached $110 million in savings to investors since inception.
PC-Bond Launches Two New Bond Indices

Date 02/03/2007

PC-Bond, the leading provider of Canadian fixed income benchmarks, analytics and performance measurement, today announced the launch of a new index for the Canadian fixed income marketplace - the Universe + Maple Bond Index.