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NYBOT’s Coffee “C” Contract Sets New Open Interest Record

Date 01/04/2003

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that on March 28, 2003, its Coffee “C” futures market set a new open interest record of 79,607 contracts. The new record replaces the previous high of 78,853 futures contracts established on March 25, 2003.

NYBOT’s Coffee “C” contract has a ticker symbol of “KC” and has five delivery months including March, May, July, September, and December. Each contract is for roughly 250 bags (or 37,500 pounds) of washed arabica coffee produced in several Central and South American, Asian and African countries.

The NYBOT market data can now be accessed easily and inexpensively over the Internet through the new NYBOTLIVE data service, which provides streaming real-time data in two different formats – both customizable and supported by a charting and analytical package to assist market watchers and traders in assessing the data. NYBOT streaming delayed data can be accessed for free just by registering at www.nybotlive.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.