NYBOT Issues Reminder On New Year's Trading Schedule

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) issued a reminder today of its trading schedule over the New Year's holiday. The holiday trading schedule for the NYBOT markets is as follows:

Tuesday, December 31, 2002

NYFE: Reuters/CRB Contracts Close at 1:15 p.m. EST; All other NYFE Products trade their regular hours.

CSCE: SPCI Contracts Close at 1:15 p.m. EST; All other CSCE Products (Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa) will trade regular hours.

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

FINEX Dublin: All products will trade regular hours.

NYCE: Cotton products will trade regular hours.

Citrus: FCOJ products will trade regular hours.

Wednesday, January 1, 2003

All products are closed on all New York and Dublin Exchanges.

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.