The Board of Directors has approved adjustments to the option expiration schedules for December 2010 Agricultural and Financial Options as indicated below.  These changes are designed to minimize holiday related scheduling issues in connection with the 2010 Thanksgiving holiday.

-        Change the last trading day/expiration for December 2010 agricultural and financial options from Friday, November 26 to Tuesday, November 23, 2010.

The referenced agricultural options include December 2010 Corn, Soybean, Soybean Oil, Soybean Meal, Oat, Rice and Wheat contracts.  The referenced financial options include December 2010 U.S. Treasury Bond and 10-Year, 5-Year and 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note contracts.