| IMPORTANT REMINDER: Preliminary 1099-ATOM year-end summary reports will be available TODAY in your mailbox on the Second Floor � South Tower. Broker Association reports will also be available for pick-up in the Shareholder Relations Department. (Brokers can pick-up their reports at the Lower Trading Floor desk on the morning of Tuesday January 18, 2001). The final year-end reports reflect how your firm�s 1099 statements for the 2001 tax-year will be printed and distributed on January 22nd, 2001. Please review the report data carefully and notify Client Management of any discrepancies by Friday January 11th, 2001. If you have any questions concerning 1099 processing, please contact Farris Oweimrin at (312) 648-4780 or e-mail at foweimri@cme.com. Thank you! | 