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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
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Announces Date Of 2Q05 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 01/07/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) will announce earnings for second-quarter 2005 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, July 26. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Announces Date Of 2Q05 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 01/07/2005

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: CME) will announce earnings for second-quarter 2005 before the financial markets open on Tuesday, July 26. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time (7:30 a.m. Central time).
CBOT Fed Funds June Settlement

Date 01/07/2005

The CBOT® 30-Day Fed Fund futures contract for June 2005 will be cash settled this morning at a final settlement price of 96.964, implying an average daily effective federal funds rate of 3.036 percent during the delivery month. Please refer to the attached spreadsheet for more information regarding the calculation of this settlement.
CBOT Commends The Appointments Of CFTC Chairman And Commissioner

Date 01/07/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today congratulated Reuben Jeffery III and Walt Lukken on the Senate’s vote confirming their nominations as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), respectively.
CBOT Average Daily Volume Climbs 14.8 Percent To New Quarterly Record - June Average Daily Volume Increases 18.5 Percent From Last Year

Date 01/07/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that Exchange-wide average daily volume climbed to a new record in the second quarter. Average daily volume rose to 2,889,059 contracts in the quarter ended June 30, up 14.8 percent from the same period last year. Total volume in the quarter also reached a record 184,899,800 contracts, up 16.6 percent from the same period in 2004.
CBOE June Volume Surges 39%; Biggest Monthly Year-To-Year Gain In 2005

Date 01/07/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that June trading volume at CBOE was 36,885,731 contracts traded, 39% higher than the 26,545,956 contracts traded in June 2004. The 39% increase in volume represented the biggest monthly year-to-year gain thus far in 2005 at CBOE. The surge in trading volume was experienced across all of CBOE's product lines - equity options volume rose 36%; index options volume jumped 43%; and volume in options on exchange traded funds spiked 56% for the