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NYBOT Announces U.S. Memorial Day And U.K. Bank Holiday

Date 18/05/2005

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The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedules for the 2005 U.S. Memorial Day and U.K. Bank Holidays:

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Cocoa   Coffee “C”®   Cotton No. 2SM   Ethanol   FCOJ   Pulp   Sugar No. 11SM

Friday, May 27   Regular trading hours
Monday, May 30 All products closed
Tuesday, May 31  Regular trading hours

FINANCIAL PRODUCTS

Currency Pairs                                     U.S. Dollar Index®

DATE LOCATION TRADING
Friday, May 27 Dublin Regular Trading Hours
NY - Day Session Early Close at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 29 NY - Evening Session Closed
Monday, May 30 Dublin Closed
NY- Day Session Closed
NY- Evening Session Regular Trading Hours
Tuesday, May 31 Dublin Regular Trading Hours
NY - Day Session Regular Trading Hours
NY - Evening Session Regular Trading Hours

REUTERS CRB INDEX

Thursday, May 26   Regular trading hours
Friday, May 27   Early close at 1:00 p.m. EDT
Monday, May 30 Closed
Tuesday, May 31  Regular trading hours

STOCK INDEX CONTRACTS

 NYSE Composite Index              Russell Indices

Friday, May 27   Regular trading hours
Monday, May 30 Closed
Tuesday, May 31  Regular trading hours

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products.  For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, pulp and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options.  Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.