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NYBOT’s FINEX Dublin Facility To Remain Open On Friday, June 11th

Date 09/06/2004

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) FINEX® Dublin trading facility will be open from 3:00 am – 9:05 am (NY Time) on Friday, June 11th. Trading in all other NYBOT products, including the FINEX New York Evening Session, will remain suspended in honor of President Ronald Reagan’s passing.

Additionally, Friday, June 11th will now be the Last Trading Day for the June 2004 U.S. Dollar-Hungarian Forint and the Euro-Hungarian Forint futures contracts (the previous statement announced Thursday, June 10th as the Last Trading Day). Trading in the June 2004 contract month for each of these pairs will cease at 9:05 am.

The Exchange will reopen its markets beginning with the FINEX Evening Session on Sunday, June 13th (7:00 pm – 10:00 pm NY Time). All remaining markets will reopen for regular trading on Monday, June 14th.

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, NYBOT offers an expanding range of agricultural and financial products. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.