NYBOT's Sugar No. 11 Contract Continues Record-Breaking Streak

In the latest of a series of new Sugar No. 11 records, the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today another new futures open interest record of 233,154 contracts set on January 8, 2003. The new high replaces the previous Sugar No. 11 record of 228,147 contracts from January 7, 2003.

NYBOT's Sugar No. 11 futures contract trades from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (NY Time), and has five delivery months including January, March, May, July and October. The Sugar No. 11 ticker symbol is SB.

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.