Trading Suspended For NYBOT's FCOJ Market On January 2nd

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that its Citrus Associates of the New York Cotton Exchange will suspend trading on January 2, 2004. The Citrus Associates will be open for all other business on that day. First notice day for the January '04 futures contract remains January 2, 2004.

NYBOT's agricultural markets will also be closed on January 2nd.

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, currency and index products. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.