Tentative Trading Schedule For A Sept. 17 Re-Opening Of NYBOT Markets

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) has determined a tentative schedule for all of its products when trading resumes at its Comdisco Backup Trading Facility in Long Island City, NY and its European trading floor in Dublin, Ireland. The date and times are subject to change. Watch the NYBOT web site for updates.

All of the NYBOT markets are tentatively scheduled to begin trading at the Comdisco Backup Trading Facility on Monday, September 17, 2001 with the following hours established for each market.

• Cocoa 7:30 AM 9:00 AM
• Coffee 9:30 AM 11:00 AM
• Sugar 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
• TBD 1:30 PM 3:00 PM
• Cotton 3:30 PM 5:00 PM
• FCOJ 5:30 PM 7:00 PM
• NYFE & CRB 9:30 AM 4:15 PM

Trading for all FINEX products is tentatively scheduled to resume in Dublin 3:00 AM to 10:00 AM (New York Time). New York trading is scheduled for the Backup Facility from 10:05AM- 12:00 noon (New York Time).

All schedules are subject to change.

The New York Board of Trade is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges and their subsidiaries including the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), FINEX and Citrus Associates, the NYBOT offers a wide variety of agricultural, financial and index products.