CBOT President and CEO Bernard Dan said, "We are very pleased to add Germany to the list of 14 countries allowing direct electronic access to the CBOT's highly liquid, transparent markets. Direct access will allow the The trading communityies in thoese countries to trade now have access to all CBOT products, from our U.S. Treasury complex to our new full-sized Gold and Silver futures contracts. offered in our markets The CBOT will continue to focus on expanding its global outreach initiatives, as we believe these efforts are critical to meeting the risk management needs of our customers worldwide." Our focus on meeting the needs of market users worldwide drives our efforts to expand electronic access to our products. With an increasing number of customers using our financial, agricultural and equity products as risk management tools, the exchange continues to be committed to expanding access to our markets."
In addition to Germany, electronic access to CBOT markets currently is permitted in Belgium, Finland, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
For more information on CBOT products, visit the exchange Website at www.cbot.com.
