Change In Delivery Dates For NYBOT/FINEX Japanese Yen And South African Rand Currency Futures Contracts

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) reported yesterday that due to bank holidays in Japan and South Africa, the delivery date for the March 2001 futures contracts listed below and traded on NYBOT's FINEX division will be Thursday, March 22, 2001.

• US dollar/Japanese yen
• Swiss franc/Japanese yen
• Euro/Japanese yen
• British pound/Japanese yen
• Canadian dollar/Japanese yen
• Australian dollar/Japanese yen
• US dollar/South African rand

The last trading day for these contracts, Monday, March 19, 2001, is not affected.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges and their subsidiaries and divisions, including the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), FINEX, and Citrus Associates, NYBOT offers a wide variety of agricultural, currency and index products.