Compiling financial, securities, stock exchange, trade and quote, index value and other financial market information for business purposes; connecting buyers and sellers of financial assets; providing and updating a financial index of securities values and classification, analysis, and reporting thereof; providing financial indices based on selected groups of securities; providing financial indices of select securities to enable consumers to evaluate investments and market trends in the securities market

Clearing and reconciling financial transactions via a global computer network; financial administration of stock exchange trading of shares and other financial securities in financial markets; financial and investment services, including management and brokerage in the fields of stocks, bonds, options, commodities, futures and other securities, and the investment of funds of others; financial clearing houses; financial exchange; financial risk management; financial securities exchange services; financial services including assisting others with the completion of financial transactions for stocks, bonds, securities and equities, broker/dealer services on securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets, commodity trading and managed futures advisory and management services, conducting a securities and derivatives exchange, dealing in securities as a market maker and in trading commodities, securities, options, futures, equities and fixed income products in the U.S. and overseas market securities; proprietary trading in commodities, securities, options, futures, equities and fixed income products in the U.S. and overseas market securities; the trading of financial instruments, securities, shares, options and other derivative products; online trading of financial instruments, shares, options and other derivative products; organization of online stock exchanges for the benefit of the trade of stocks and other financial securities; organization of stock exchanges for the benefit of the trade of stocks and other financial values; providing financial information; providing financial services with respect to securities and other financial instruments and products, namely, providing financial market news and commentary; providing financial services with respect to securities and other financial instruments and products, namely, trading of and investments in securities and financial instruments and products for others; providing information in the field of financial stock and equity markets; providing investors with financial information; provision of a financial exchange for the trading of securities, shares and options and other derivative products; provision of financial information

Financial risk management; providing financial information and data; the provision and dissemination of financial information and indices; the provision and dissemination of financial information and indices provided online from a computer database or the Internet; financial analysis services, financial information services; stock exchange quotation services; preparation and quotation of stock exchange prices and indices; information and data relating to securities pricing, equities pricing, credit pricing, credit market pricing, financial instrument price discrepancy, price discrepancy, individual and sector credit curve construction, credit curves, syndicated loans and financial instrument prices; providing financial information and data for use in relation to risk management and trading; facilitating, processing and completing transactions for and trades of securities