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Inflation Report Triggers Market Rally
Los Angeles Times – In addition to the wholesale price data, investors were cheered by a further decline in oil prices, with a barrel of crude sliding 48 cents to a four-week low of $73.05 in New York futures trading. Winners topped losers by 5 to 1 on the New York

BP acknowledges federal probe into energy trading
Newratings.com – Although the London-based company confirmed the report published in the Wall Street Journal that an investigation by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Justice Department was underway, it refused to comment any further. BP added

CBOT Announces Modifications to Fee Schedule; Exchange Reduces
Boursorama, France - Aug 21, 2006 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT(R)) today announced modifications to its trading fee schedule effective October 1, 2006.

S&P Ups Restoration Hardware to Hold
BusinessWeek - 4 hours ago Most of CBOT Holdings's valuation premium to peers has now been eliminated. While the shares are now trading more closely in line

CBOT changes trading fee schedule
Reuters - Aug 21, 2006 Bernard W. Dan, was appointed by the board of CBOT Holdings, Inc. to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2002 and has served as

Chicago Board Options Had Merger Talks with CBOT (Update2)
Bloomberg - Aug 24, 2006 Options Exchange, the biggest US market for stock and stock-index options, terminated merger talks with the Chicago Board of Trade before the CBOT filed a

Roberts: Sell Live Cattle At The Heaviest Possible Weights
CattleNetwork.com, KS - 12 hours ago CORN on the CBOT traded sideways within established boundaries finishing down slightly on Monday with the SEPT 06 closing at $2.244/bu, off 0.4 /bu and the

Consumer Prices Fall in Two German States on Fuel, Clothes 
Bloomberg.com - Aug 24 7:04 AM
Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — Consumer prices in two German states fell in August as the price of fuel declined and retailers marked down the price of summer clothes to make room for the autumn and winter collections.Save to My Web

Centre should reconsider special economic zones plan: Karat 
New Kerala - Aug 21 11:30 PM
Mumbai, Aug 21: Terming as “land reforms in reverse” the taking away of land from farmers for setting up Special Economic Zones, the CPI(M) tonight said it would ask the UPA government to do a “rethinking” over the issue.Save to My Web

KCBT Sets New Single-day Volume Record 
Kansas City InfoZine - Aug 04 1:58 AM
KCBT wheat futures trade nearly 40,000 contractsSave to My Web

CBOT Holdings Files Lawsuit Against CBOE to Enforce CBOT Members’ Rights in CBOE Restructuring 
FinanzNachrichten - Aug 23 3:32 PM
CHICAGO, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CBOT Holdings, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. (the “CBOT”) announced today that they filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc. The lawsuit seeks to enforce the rights of the CBOT’s full members to participate in the CBOE’s restructuring.Save to My Web

CBOT sues CBOE over participation in restructuring 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Aug 23 4:35 PM
(Reuters) — CBOT Holdings Inc. announced on Wednesday a lawsuit against the Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc. to enforce CBOT members’ rights to participate in the CBOE’s restructuring. The lawsuit seeks an injunction requiring the CBOE to allow full members of the CBOT, who hold an …Save to My Web

National Farmers Union Calls On CFTC to Investigate Low Prices 
Grainnet.com - Aug 21 12:13 PM
Washington, DC — National Farmers Union has sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) asking it to investigate the unusual difference between prices on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the local cash prices offered to farmers.Save to My Web

CBOT Announces Modifications to Fee Schedule; Exchange Reduces Volume Discount Thresholds for Certain Membership Types 
Boursorama - Aug 21 2:36 PM
CHICAGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT(R)) today announced modifications to its trading fee schedule effective October 1, 2006. The revisions include a reduction in the trading volume requirements for certain members to receive volume discounts, an increase in fees for non-members who trade the CBOT Treasury complex, and a simplified fee schedule segmented by Save to My Web

US Ethanol Prices Steady; Seen Holding Near Term 
CattleNetwork.com - Aug 09 3:29 PM
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–While down on the week, balance-August U.S. ethanol prices seem to have found a comfortable range this week and are seen holding at these levels near- to mid-term, traders and marketers said Wednesday.Save to My Web

MidasTrade to Host Single Stock Futures Conference in Korea 
SYS-CON Media - Aug 04 1:01 PM
MidasTrade.com Inc. (PINK SHEETS: MIDS) announces its wholly owned subsidiary, Midas Securities, LLC along with the Korea Exchange Bank Futures and GoodMorning Shinhan Securities will jointly host and sponsor the Introducing Single Stock Futures Conference on August 31, 2006 at The Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul Korea. OneChicago, one of the fastest growing futures exchanges in the U.S., will Save to My Web

CBOT July average daily volume up 21% 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Aug 01 1:05 PM
(AP) — The Chicago Board of Trade, one of the world’s largest futures exchanges, said Tuesday average daily volume surged 21 percent in July. The exchange traded an average daily volume of 2,818,412 contracts compared with 2,328,956 contracts during July last year. Total volume reached …Save to My Web

Vetterkind: Open Interest Decline; Cattle On Feed 
CattleNetwork.com - Aug 15 6:29 AM
We left last week with a fed cattle market that trades mostly $85-$86 live and $1.35-$1.36 dressed. Trade volumes were active in all feeding areas as we see Texas feedlots selling 77,000 head of cattle, Kansas selling 63,000 head of cattle, and Nebraska selling close to 79,000 head of cattle.Save to My Web

NYBOT says considering merger 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 18 9:45 AM
The New York Board of Trade said on Friday it was in talks with several exchanges and was considering takeover proposals.Save to My Web

Linn Group Morning Corn Comment 
Ag Report - Aug 22 7:34 AM
CHICAGO – Aug 22/06 – SNS — Following is the morning corn futures comment from the futures commission brokerage firm Linn Group. Corn Update: Corn futures on Monday finished a little higher on very light trading with Dec closing 1 higher.Save to My Web

M.R. Subramani 
The Hindu - Aug 17 1:14 PM
Rising concern The rise in prices comes despite imports gathering steam and the Centre striking deals to bring more wheat into the country. Flour mill industry sources said traders in Delhi were pointing to global prices for quoting higher rates.Save to My Web

CBOT to modify fee schedule effective Oct. 1 
Crane’s Chicago Business - Aug 21 1:55 PM
(Reuters) – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) said on Monday it made modifications to its trading fee schedule, effective Oct. 1, 2006. The changes include a reduction in trading volume requirements for certain members to receive volume discounts, an increase in fees for non-members who …Save to My Web

Switching a Back-Office Relationship Is Very Hard
Wall Street and Technology – And exchanges are learning this as they see the Deutsche Bourse's, Euronext's and the CME's enhanced valuation predicated upon their vertical clearing models. So what does this mean? It means that back-office services are stickier than the front

A Summer Flare From The Sun To The Earth
Space Daily – After watching it rotate into view on Aug. 9, it finally popped off a modest (C-class) flare and associated coronal mass ejection (CME) on Aug. 17 when it had rotated into a location where it practically faced Earth. Solar flares and CMEs

CME Cattle Review: Live Cattle Up; Feeders Down On Grains
CattleNetwork.com – CHICAGO (Dow Jones)–In a third consecutive low-volume session Wednesday, Chicago Mercantile Exchange live futures closed slightly higher amid short covering, but feeder cattle settled lower in reaction to higher feedgrain values. August live cattle

Chronically High Blood Glucose Linked With Cognitive Impairment Risk
Medscape News – To earn CME credit, read the news brief along with the CME information that follows and answer the test questions. Physicians – maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) for physicians; Family Physicians – up to 0.25 AAFP Prescribed credit(s

QI Site Has Tools To Better Every Practice
American Family Physician – Whether seeking information on pay-for-performance, electronic health records, same-day scheduling or CME credit, the CQI section has many tools available for physicians who want to make the health care they provide safer as well as more timely

CME Only Financial Exchange Recognized for Technology Innovation and
MSN MoneyCentral – CHICAGO, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it has been recognized on the InformationWeek 500 list for the third consecutive year and is the only financial exchange on

SUBJECT: RE: News is out drill results Posted By: insider2u
Stockhouse Canada – The 2006 drilling program is under the supervision of Christopher Naas,P.Geo, of CME Managing Consultants Inc., a qualified person under NI 43-101.The core is sawed in half, with one half stored for future reference. Samplingand assaying procedures

UPDATE 1-CBOT sues CBOE over member rights in restructuring
Reuters - 4 hours ago Bernard W. Dan, was appointed by the board of CBOT Holdings, Inc. to enforce CBOT members' rights to participate in the CBOE's restructuring.

Rice Futures – Daily Spotlight 08/22/2006
Inside Futures, Illinois - 15 hours ago September Rice closed at 9550.00, down 280.00. Futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.

CBOT electronic futures trading system freezes up
Resource Investor, VA - Aug 4, 2006 By Jon Nones. The Chicago Board of Trade's electronic trading system for grain, financial and metals futures went down this morning

Richmond Fed at 10.
FXstreet.com The Futures Market, Spain - 2 hours ago com. For those without accts use 999999 and 5486 for access. Futures trading entails considerable risk and is not for everyone. An

Will the govt ban/restrict Futures trading in staples?
Moneycontrol.com, India - Aug 5, 2006 The government has no plans to ban or restrict Futures trading in staples contrary to a demand by political leaders. Futures have

CME 2nd-qtr profit rises on record futures trading
Reuters - Jul 25, 2006 CHICAGO, July 25 (Reuters) – Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (CME.N: Quote, Profile, Research), parent of the largest

10-Year JGB Yield Slips Below 1.8 Pct
Black Enterprise, NY - 6 hours ago In futures trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the key September contract on 10-year JGBs finished at 133.18, up 0.13 point from Monday.

China's futures trading booms in July
China Daily, China - Aug 2, 2006 last year. The fastest futures trading growth came from corn, aluminum, beans and rubber, according to the association. Total turnover

SOYBEAN OIL
Inside Futures, Illinois - 10 hours ago ORDERS. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A RISK OF LOSS IN FUTURES TRADING. RESULTS. FUTURES TRADING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS.

THE CURRENCY FUTURES REPORT
FXStreet.com – With potentially weaker economic data out this week and the Fed looking to be on hold til Nov., traders&central banks will look to reduce exposure in the DX and capitalize in currencies favorable to higher rates. As we begin the afternoon session

Baht expected to remain strong this week
TMCnet – The baht edged down late last week, unlike the Japanese yen and other regional currencies which strengthened on the back of US inflation. However, the baht rose later following an interest rate hike by the Chinese central bank which helped pushed up

Japan stocks edge higher, dollar gains
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel – In currencies, the U.S. dollar was trading at 115.92 yen on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at 9 a.m. (0000 GMT) Friday, up from 115.90 yen late Thursday in New York. The euro rose to $1.2829, from $1.2827. Japan's 10-year government bond was

Dow closes up 47 on investor optimism
Lexington Herald-Leader – The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell. Oil prices moved higher in trading after tumbling a day earlier on cooling of Middle East tensions. A barrel of light, sweet crude for September delivery settled at $71.14

U.S. Dollar Mixed, Gold Up in Europe
Evansville Courier-Press – The U.S. dollar was mixed Monday against other major currencies in European trading. Gold prices rose. The euro traded at $1.2913, up from $1.2825 late Friday in New York. Other dollar rates compared with late rates Friday included: 115.86 Japanese

Closing bell: HP earnings, AMD's gain bolster tech stocks
San Jose Mercury News – The dollar was down against most major currencies, while gold prices rose. Sears Holdings, which also owns Kmart stores, continued its turnaround, posting second-quarter profit that doubled from a year ago, but investors remained concerned about