CBOT USD2 Dow Contract To Be Delisted

As previously announced, pursuant to a decision of the Board of Directors, December 2002 will be the final contract month authorized for trading in CBOT $2 multiplier mini-sized* Dow^SM Jones Industrial Average ("DJIA^SM") Stock Index futures. The last trading day for this contract month is Thursday, December 19, 2002. Additional months beyond December 2002 will not be authorized for this particular product.

The CBOT® $5 multiplier mini-sized DJIA and full-sized DJIA ($10 multiplier) contracts will continue to be listed as usual.