The Exchange trading floors and normal operations will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2006, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Please view the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday hours located at

http://www.cme.com/trading/res/cch/2005_mlkday825.html for specifics.

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

Thank you.