The CME Contract Specifications pages on the CME's Web site have been updated to reflect the following: Effective Sunday, May 13, 2001, the 2.5% Circuit Breaker for all Stock Index Futures contracts will be eliminated. This affects the S&P 500, E-Mini S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, E-Mini Nasdaq 100, S&P MidCap 400, Russell 2000, S&P/BARRA Growth, S&P/BARRA Value and FORTUNE E-50 Stock Index futures contracts.
Effective Monday, May 14, 2001, the number of contract months listed for Pork Cutout options and Fresh Bellies options will be reduced from four to two.
Effective, Monday, May 21, 2001, the All-Or-None (AON) threshold for British Pound Futures will be reduced from 100 contracts down to 20 contracts.
The Contract Specifications pages are at: http://www.cme.com/clearing/spex
