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June 2005 Biggest Volume Month In NYBOT’s 135-Year History

Date 01/07/2005

The month of June 2005 was the busiest month ever for the New York Board of Trade â (NYBOT â ), with combined monthly trading volume reaching an unprecedented 3,878,067 contract s, surpassing the previous volume record of 3,611,479 futures and options contracts set in June 2004. At the half-way mark in 2005, the Exchange is now running 13.2% ahead of the first half of the record year of 2004. A total of 19,124,761 futures and options have been traded year-to-date (YTD).
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For June 2005

Date 01/07/2005

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today reported equity options trading volume for June 2005. Average daily trading volume in equity options contracts increased 23.7% to 1.5 million contracts traded as compared to 1.2 million contracts traded in the same period in the prior year. Total equity options volume for the month increased 29.6% to 33.1 million contracts traded as compared to 25.5 million contracts traded in the same year-ago period.
IPMA And ISMA Merge To Create International Capital Market Association (ICMA)

Date 01/07/2005

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) came into existence today, following the merger of the International Primary Market Association (IPMA) and the International Securities Market Association (ISMA), which was first announced back in February, 2005. This enhanced Association has the mandate to represent the capital markets, with the object of maintaining and developing an efficient and cost effective international market for international capital. It is also intended to further
Instinet Group Completes Sale Of Lynch, Jones & Ryan, Inc. To The Bank Of New York

Date 01/07/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (Nasdaq:INGP) ("Instinet Group"), the largest global electronic agency securities broker, announced today that it has completed the previously agreed sale of Lynch, Jones & Ryan, Inc. ("LJR"), an Instinet subsidiary, to The Bank of New York for $174 million in cash. The Bank of New York will operate LJR as a subsidiary of BNY Brokerage, Inc., its agency brokerage and a member of BNY Securities Group.
ICEX Quarterly Report

Date 01/07/2005

It is pleasing to see interest in listing equities on ICEX growing substantially after a quiet period. Two new companies were listed last month, on the one hand the UK company Mosaic Fashions, which manufactures and sells fashion women’s clothing, and on the other hand the Faroese oil company Atlantic Petroleum. They make a welcome addition to the ICEX corporate flora. And there are additional new listings on the horizon, of both Icelandic and foreign companies, so that the outlook is for growt

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges June Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 01/07/2005

The FEAS June Newsletter, the monthly bulletin, bringing you general secretariat news, Member statistics on stock, bond and other volume comparisons on a monthly, year-to-date and prior period basis, in addition to market cap, currency changes, number of companies traded and index fluctuations, has been put on the FEAS website. To view click here.
Eurex Introduces Future On Swiss Mid-cap Equity Index SMIM

Date 01/07/2005

As of September 19, the international derivatives market Eurex will be introducing a futures contract on SMIM®, the Swiss mid-cap index. With this product, Eurex offers investors an efficient and liquid risk management tool for trading with Swiss mid-caps, and meets the rising demand for derivatives in the mid-cap segment.
Deutsche Börse: Turnover On German Stock Exchanges 33 Percent Up Year-On Year - €335 Billion In Turnover On German Stock Exchanges In June - More Transactions On Xetra In H1 2005 - Exchange Traded Funds Turnover Increased 75 Percent Year-On Year

Date 01/07/2005

In June, turnover in equities, bonds, warrants and exchange traded funds increased 33 percent year-on year, based on the aggregate statistics. Turnover accounted for €335 billion (June 2004: €252 billion). June total turnover included €267 billion in equities, warrants and exchange traded funds, as was well as €67 billion in fixed-income securities trading. In the first six months, exchange turnover accounted for €1.78 trillion, compared to €1.77 trillion in the first six months 2004.
Correction To 2004/05 Financial Year: ASX Year-End Statistics

Date 01/07/2005

Click here to download the corrected 2004/05 financial year: ASX year-end statistics.
CME Second-Quarter Average Daily Volume Reached Record 4.4 Million Contracts, Up 33 Percent From Last Year; Monthly Volume In June Reached 4.2 Million Contracts Per Day - CME® Globex® Second-Quarter Volume Increased 82 Percent From 2004; Electronic Volume

Date 01/07/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that total volume for the second quarter averaged a record 4.4 million contracts per day, up 33 percent from the same period a year ago. Total CME volume was above 280 million contracts for the quarter. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform was 3.1 million contracts, an 82 percent increase from second-quarter 2004 and a 19 percent increase from first-quarter 2005. During the quarter, CME Globex volume repres