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Euronext.liffe’s Commodity Products Set 4th Consecutive Annual Volume Record In 2005

Date 10/01/2006

Euronext.liffe’s Commodity Products set a 4th consecutive annual volume record of 8,498,870 contracts during 2005, an increase of 6% when compared to 2004 and breaking the previous record by almost half a million contracts.

Ian Dudden, Director of Commodity Products at Euronext.liffe commented: “The continued strong performance of our Commodity Products portfolio in 2005 is further evidence of the increased understanding of the benefits of using commodity futures and options as risk management tools, as well as the expanding appeal of commodity derivatives as a result of the desire for portfolio diversification.”

Euronext.liffe lists a broad range of commodity futures and options contracts which include Cocoa, Robusta Coffee, White Sugar, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat, Rapeseed, Corn & Potatoes, all of which trade exclusively on LIFFE CONNECT®.

The contracts are actively traded by a diverse range of participants, including producers, exporters, trade-houses, processors and manufacturers as well as by managed funds and both institutional and short-term investors.

Free 15-minute delayed futures prices are available at www.liffe-commodities.com