Market Data Advisory Notices
To | Market Data Distributors
From | Market Data Operations
Subject | Board Approves Resumed Listing of Feeder Cattle
Notice Date | 2004-10-04
Notice Number | Q2004-120
Effective Date |
At its Regular Meeting on September 8, 2004 the Board of Directors approved a recommendation to change the CME Feeder Cattle Index ™ by including Medium and Large Frame #1-2 steers with the existing category of Medium and Large Frame #1 steers. In addition, the weight range for all the animals in both categories will be expanded to 650-849 pounds from 700-849 pounds. These changes were effective for newly listed contract months, beginning with the August 2005 and September 2005 contracts that were listed for trading on Friday, October 1, 2004. Rule amendments for these changes are noted in the attached Special Executive Report S-4145, with additions underlined and deletions bracketed and overstruck. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact Marilee Radecki at 312.930.8193, email mradecki@cme.com, or Lisa Amato at 312.338.2654, email lamato@cme.com. Thank you.