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NYBOT Announces New Mini Coffee Margins

Date 21/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the opening of business on Wednesday, October 23, 2002, the Mini Coffee "C" margin requirements are as follows:

Mini Coffee (MK)

 
  Initial Maintenance
Spec (Per Contract) 945 USD 675 USD
Hedge (Per Contract) 675 USD 675 USD

Margin rates for all other NYBOT products remain unchanged.

A complete grid of margin rates for all NYBOT products is available at www.nybot.com.

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, NYBOT offers an expanding range of agricultural, currency and index products. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com.