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NYBOT To Launch Sugar And Cotton Options On Futures Spreads

Date 10/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that it will launch a Sugar No. 11SM Options on Futures Spreads (OFS) contract and a Cotton No. 2SM OFS contract on Thursday, March 24, 2005. Other OFS products are scheduled to start later in the year.

NYBOT Announces New Coffee And FCOJ Margins

Date 10/03/2005

Click here to view new margin requirements effective with the commencement of trading on Friday, March 11.

New Trading Hours For NYBOT Pulp Contract

Date 10/03/2005

The New York Board of Trade ® (NYBOT ®) announced today new trading hours for the pulp futures and options contracts: the markets will open at 7:55 AM and close at 9:00 AM (as opposed to the current schedule of 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM). The changes are effective Monday, March 14 th. The new trading hours will create enhanced efficiencies in conjunction with the trading of other NYBOT markets.

Instinet Group Announces February 2005 Transaction Information

Date 10/03/2005

Instinet Group Incorporated (NASDAQ: INGP) today announced February 2005 transaction data for its two major business segments: Instinet, The Unconflicted Institutional Broker and INET, The electronic marketplace.

CME Establishes New Agricultural Futures Record - New Records Also Achieved In E-Livestock And E-Live Cattle Futures

Date 10/03/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that it had set a volume record yesterday in its entire agricultural commodity portfolio, as well as records in E-Livestock and E-Live Cattle futures traded on CME® Globex®.

Clearstream Sees Further Growth In February 2005

Date 10/03/2005

Clearstream experienced further growth in its core businesses and new business streams in February 2005. The value of assets held in custody on behalf of customers rose to approximately EUR 7.7 trillion, a rise of 2.3 percent from the same month last year. The number of international transactions processed by Clearstream stood unchanged at 3.3 million year to date compared to the same period last year. Of these transactions, 15 percent are registered as stock exchange transactions, 85 percent we

CBOT March 10, 2005 Treasury Conversion Factors

Date 10/03/2005

CBOT Commodity And Financial Futures Contracts Set New Open Interest Records - CBOT Precious Metals Complex Open Interest Climbs To New High

Date 10/03/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that on Wednesday, March 9, open interest in several of the Exchange’s Commodity and Financial futures contracts rose to new all-time highs.

CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New Single-Day Trading Record

Date 10/03/2005

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced that today's trading volume set a new single-day record with reported volume of 2,628 futures contracts, eclipsing the previous high of 2,132 contracts traded on February 3, 2005. Total open interest at today's open stood at 12,178 contracts.

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Canola Futures Prices Continue Downward Trend

Date 09/03/2005

Canola futures prices at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange continued their downward trend during the month of Janu-ary.The March 2005 contract closed the month at $252.20 per metric tonne,down $20.40 from December 31.The nearby contract has not traded this low since November 2000.Slow demand and the large supply of canola in Western Canada and large supplies of canola/ rapeseed and other oil crops worldwide have continued to be a bearish influence.On February 2nd,Statistics Canada reported Canadia