The change in trading hours is a result of amendments to its rules. To view a complete version of the NYBOT rules, please go to the exchange website at www.nybot.com.
The NYBOT pulp contract (symbol P) is currently for 20 air-dry metric tons of either Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp or Mondi Packaging’s Bohemia Kraft Pulp SW ECF, which must be a commercially accepted “prime” grade of a specific moisture, dirt count and brightness. The NYBOT pulp futures contract began trading on March 4, 2005, and the options on March 7, 2005. The Pulp section on the NYBOT website (www.nybot.com/pulp) has more information regarding the contracts.
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, wood 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. To learn more about New York Board of Trade Futures & Options for Kids, the Exchange’s non-profit group, please go to www.futuresandoptionsforkids.org.
