CME Auction Markets to launch this Thursday, September 29, 20005

As previously announced, CME Auction Markets will launch this Thursday, September 29th, with an auction from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. Chicago time, on the Initial Jobless Claims number expected to be released at approximately 7:30 a.m.  This will be followed next week with auctions on the ISM Manufacturing PMI index, the Non-Farm Payrolls release, and another Initial Jobless Claims release.

The ticker code for this auction is IJ5, and it may be monitored at http://auctions.cme.com, part of the CME Extranet.  If this is your first visit to the CME Extranet, you will first be prompted to register.

For additional information about CME Auction Markets, we wish to call your attention to the following resources on cme.com.

Information about CME Economic Derivatives, the first product line to launch on CME Auction Markets, is located at http://www.cme.com/economicderivatives.

Information about CME Auction Markets is available here.