The Board of Directors has extended, through December 31, 2006, the Exchange’s wholesale trading facility for 5 Year and 10 Year Interest Rate Swap futures and options.  This facility is in effect pursuant to existing Regulation 331.05 on a pilot program basis, and had been scheduled to expire as of December 31, 2005.  The minimum size threshold for this facility (2,000 contracts on an outright basis) remains in effect as previously established.

Questions in this regard may be directed to the Business Development Department, Gene Mueller (312-435-4681) or Fred Sturm (312-347-5235).