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CBOT Quarterly Volume Climbs 26.7 Percent To Set New Record - March Volume Soars 29.0 Percent To All-Time Monthly High Of 66,543,441 Contracts Quarterly - Average Daily Volume Up 28.8 Percent From Last Year

Date 01/04/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Exchange-wide volume climbed to a new quarterly record. For the quarter ended March 31, volume reached a record of 173,100,942 contracts, up 26.7 percent from the same quarter last year. Average daily volume for the quarter was 2,837,720 contracts, up 28.8 percent over last year.
CBOT Fed Funds March Settlement

Date 01/04/2005

The CBOT 30-Day Fed Fund futures contract for March 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 97.371, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 2.629 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOT April 1 Bund, Bobl, And Schatz Conversion Factors

Date 01/04/2005

The attached conversion factor table for CBOT® Bund, Bobl, and Schatz futures indicates securities that, as of 1 April 2005, will be included in the reference basket for June 2005 expiries.
CBOE March Volume: 37.8 Million, Up 15% Over 2004 - CBOE Futures Exchange Marks One-Year Anniversary With Record Volume

Date 01/04/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that March volume increased 15% over March 2004 volume, climbing to a total of 37,826,646 contracts traded, paced by strong performance in equity options volume at CBOE, which was up 23% for the month, and several major benchmark index products, including options on S&P 500 Index (SPX), which were up 32% over the year-ago total, options on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), up 45% over March 2004, and options on the Standard & Poor's Depositary
Boston Options Exchange Sets New Trading Volume Record

Date 01/04/2005

BOX set a record for total contract volume traded in a single session; today's volume of 349,782 surpassed the previous record of 336,529 set on March 18, 2005.

Boston Options Exchange Sets New Monthly Market Share Record

Date 01/04/2005

BOX market share (as a percentage of the OCC volume in the classes it lists) was 6.5% for the month, an improvement over the previous month's 5.9%, and a new record for BOX. For more details, click here.
ASX Trading Statistics March 2005

Date 01/04/2005

Click here to download the March trading statistics for ASX.
ABN Amro Holding NV Share Increase In The S&P European And S&P Global 100 Indices

Date 01/04/2005

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro, S&P Euro Plus, and S&P Global 100 indices effective after the close of trading Tuesday, April 5, 2005: ABN Amro Holding NV (Netherlands, SEDOL: 5250769, GICS: Financials, GICS Code: 40101010), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro, S&P Euro Plus, and S&P Global 100 indices, shares will increase to 1,804,202,217. The new shares are issued as the result of an equity offering.
Saudi Stock Market Index Records 28 % Growth For First Quarter

Date 01/04/2005

The Saudi Stock Market made a record of 28 percent growth in the first quarter of 2005.
Western Barley Propels Winnipeg Commodity Exchange To Record Daily Electronic Volume

Date 31/03/2005

Total volume in all futures and options contracts traded on Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (“WCE”) set its highest daily volume record today since WCE converted to an electronic trading platform.