Please be advised that there will be no trade for either X-Fund during the coming cycle beginning on Monday, December 12, 2005.

For details, go to http://www.cme.com/wrappedpages/misc/xfunds.html.  If you haven’t already done so, please bookmark this link.  This web page will be updated every two weeks, as X-funds terminate and are replaced with new components.  The prior Final Settlement Price will be added after the close of the existing X-funds on Friday, December 9, 2005.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact:

Marilee Radecki                    312.930.8193                        mradecki@cme.com

Kevin Brady                           312.648.3653                        kbrady@cme.com

Lisa Amato                            312.338.2654                        lamato@cme.com

Thank you.