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NYBOT's Sugar No. 11 Contract Continues Streak

Date 27/01/2003

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT®) announced today an all-new open interest record for its Sugar No. 11 futures contract of 255,207 contracts set on January 24, 2003. The new record replaces the previous high of 249,251 contracts established on January 23, 2003.

World sugar futures and options represent NYBOT's largest market in terms of total trading volume. The 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 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.