Market  Data Advisory Notices
To Market Data Distributors
From Market Data Operations
Subject Stock Index Price Limits to be Revised Effective for 4th Quarter 2004
Notice Date 2004-09-23
Notice Number Q2004-116
Effective Date  

Exchange price limit rules for domestic stock index futures· call for a quarterly re-assessment of price limits based on prevailing market prices.  Limits are calculated quarterly at the close of business on the day preceding the commencement of a new calendar quarter.  Thus, new limits shall become effective with the commencement of Electronic Trading Hours (ETH) on Thursday, September 30 at 3:30 p.m.  The revised limits shall be applicable throughout the 4th calendar quarter, 2004. 

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·Note, however, that futures on any TRAKRS Index trade without explicit price limits.  Rather, TRAKRS Rules require trading halts coordinated with trading halts in the primary security markets.