Two New Seat Records At NYBOT

Two new seat records were set today at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange. The first record seat sale was for $1,335,000, followed by another sale for $1,400,000. The previous high for a NYBOT seat was $1,100,000, set on November 14, 2006.

A full seat at NYBOT allows the owner the right to trade all products at the exchange. Recent seat sales can be found in the “Services” section on the NYBOT website at www.nybot.com.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com. To learn more about the New York Board of Trade Futures & Options for Kids, the Exchange’s non-profit group, please go to www.futuresandoptionsforkids.org.