Total natural gas futures, via electronic and open outcry trading, reached 327,942 contracts, surpassing the 270,987 contracts traded on June 19. Natural gas futures on CME Globex traded 293,656 contracts, topping the 238,140 contracts traded on June 19.

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CME boosts Nymex trading rights offer to $750,000

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NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Record for Total Natural Gas Futures Contracts, Natural Gas Futures on CME

Press Release | www.zibb.com | 7 hours 6 minutes ago

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), set daily volume records yesterday for total natural gas futures contracts traded via electronic and open outcry trading and natural gas futures contracts traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform.

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Commodity Prices Boost Schlumberger

News | online.wsj.com | 7 hours 54 minutes ago

Schlumberger's net income rose 13% as the international sector once again more than made up for declining profits in North America and "extremely high commodity prices" led operators to increase their budgets overseas.<img

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Rated carbon products to trade on Indian MCX platforms

News | www.hedgefundsreview.com | Jul 16, 2008

IDEAcarbon has signed an agreement with the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) of India to co-develop rated carbon instruments for trading on the MCX exchange.

http://www.hedgefundsreview.com/public/showPage.html?page=804717

Carvill claims $60m derivatives traded on its CME contracts

News | www.re-world.com | Jul 14, 2008

Reinsurance broker Carvill has said that trading its Carvill Hurricane Index (CHI) contracts continues to grow on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the nominal value of derivatives traded has nearly hit $60m. ...<img width="1" height="1"

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Stop speculation now - transit groups

News | money.cnn.com | Jul 11, 2008

Speculation by financial traders is causing a substantial boost in crude oil prices, according to a group of big consumers of oil now asking Congress to impose limits on commodity markets.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/11/news/economy/stop_speculation_coalition/index.htm?section=money_topstories

Ward blames Fed for surging oil price

News | www.investmentweek.co.uk | Jul 10, 2008

New Star's Simon Ward has put the blame for ballooning oil prices at the door of the Fed rather than ...<a

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IMF Concludes Staff Visit To Costa Rica

News | www.tax-news.com | Jul 9, 2008

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission led by Dominique Desruelle, Chief of the Central America Division in the Western Hemisphere Department last week concluded a visit to Costa Rica.

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