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Nymex Increases Margins For Crude Oil, Brent Crude Oil, e-miNY<SUP>sm</SUP> Crude Oil Futures And Other Related Contracts

Date 10/03/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., will increase the margins for its light, sweet crude oil futures, light, sweet crude oil calendar swap futures, Brent crude oil futures, Brent crude oil calendar swap futures, and e-miNYsm crude oil futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.

NYBOT: Synthetic Prices Used To Margin Orange Juice Positions – March 10, 2005

Date 10/03/2005

Pursuant to Rule 101: Definition of the Term “Settlement Price,” the New York Clearing Corporation will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level today, March 10, 2005. The relevant provisions of the Rule are triggered whenever an Orange Juice futures contract month ends the trading day locked at either limit-up or limit-down; the alternate price is derived from the respective futures contract month’s corresponding options contract at

NYBOT To Launch Sugar And Cotton Options On Futures Spreads

Date 10/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that it will launch a Sugar No. 11SM Options on Futures Spreads (OFS) contract and a Cotton No. 2SM OFS contract on Thursday, March 24, 2005. Other OFS products are scheduled to start later in the year.

NYBOT Announces New Coffee And FCOJ Margins

Date 10/03/2005

Click here to view new margin requirements effective with the commencement of trading on Friday, March 11.

New Trading Hours For NYBOT Pulp Contract

Date 10/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade ® (NYBOT ®) announced today new trading hours for the pulp futures and options contracts: the markets will open at 7:55 AM and close at 9:00 AM (as opposed to the current schedule of 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM). The changes are effective Monday, March 14 th. The new trading hours will create enhanced efficiencies in conjunction with the trading of other NYBOT markets.

Instinet Group Announces February 2005 Transaction Information

Date 10/03/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced February 2005 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, The Unconflicted Institutional Broker and INET, The electronic marketplace.

CME Establishes New Agricultural Futures Record - New Records Also Achieved In E-Livestock And E-Live Cattle Futures

Date 10/03/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that it had set a volume record yesterday in its entire agricultural commodity portfolio, as well as records in E-Livestock and E-Live Cattle futures traded on CME® Globex®.

Clearstream Sees Further Growth In February 2005

Date 10/03/2005

Clearstream experienced further growth in its core businesses and new business streams in February 2005. The value of assets held in custody on behalf of customers rose to approximately EUR 7.7 trillion, a rise of 2.3 percent from the same month last year. The number of international transactions processed by Clearstream stood unchanged at 3.3 million year to date compared to the same period last year. Of these transactions, 15 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions, 85 percent we

CBOT March 10, 2005 Treasury Conversion Factors

Date 10/03/2005

CBOT Commodity And Financial Futures Contracts Set New Open Interest Records - CBOT Precious Metals Complex Open Interest Climbs To New High

Date 10/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Wednesday, March 9, open interest in several of the Exchange’s Commodity and Financial futures contracts rose to new all-time highs.