NYBOT Announces Hungarian Forint Futures Contract Actions

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) announced today that effective with the March 2006 futures contracts, the Exchange is implementing amendments to its rules concerning the Last Trading Day for the euro-forint and the dollar-forint futures contracts. The amendments provide that the last trading day for these contracts will be the second business day prior to the third Wednesday of the expiry month. The change makes the last trading day for these contracts consistent with last trading day provisions for most NYBOT Currency Futures Contracts.

Also, March 15, 2006, is the scheduled Delivery Day for the March 2006 euro-forint and dollar-forint futures contracts and is also a bank holiday in Hungary. Under the provisions of the exchange rules, the Delivery Day for these contracts will be delayed until the next Business Day that is not a holiday, which is March 16, 2006.

To receive a copy of the NYBOT rules, please contact the Corporate Secretary at 212-748-4082.

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