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CME Group Statement On MF Global In Good Standing At CME Clearing

Date 17/03/2008

CME Group confirms that all clearing members, including MF Global and Bear Stearns, remain in good standing and continue to meet all of their obligations to the clearing house.

CME Clearing clears, settles and guarantees all matched transactions in CME Group contracts. The financial integrity of CME Clearing is the foremost consideration of the company's Management, Board of Directors and Clearing House Risk Committee. CME Group is vitally aware of its role in international financial markets and believes that its financial safeguard system, designed for the benefit and protection of both clearing members and their customers, is second to none. CME Group conducts extensive market regulation, audit and financial surveillance activities concerning clearing member and customer trading activity in our markets. CME Group's financial safeguard systems have proved absolutely effective for over 100 years to protect customers and other members of its clearing house against loss.