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NYBOT Announces Veterans Day Holiday Schedule

Date 30/10/2002

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today the trading schedule for the U.S. Veterans Day Holiday for its FINEX DIVISION of the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE):

Friday, November 8, 2002

FINEX NY: All products close 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Monday, November 11, 2002

FINEX Dublin: Trading in all products extended to 9:05 a.m. (EST)

FINEX NY: Closed

All other NYBOT products will trade regular hours.

Additionally, NYBOT will hold a two-minute period of silence in all markets from 11:00 a.m. to 11:02 a.m. (EST) in honor of Veterans Day. A moment of silence will also be held in the Cotton and FCOJ markets from 2:00 p.m. to 2:01 p.m. (EST).

Reminder: Trading suspensions remain in effect for all products on the FINEX NY Evening Sessions and The Cantor Exchange.

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.