Market  Data Advisory Notices
To Market Data Distributors
From Market Data Operations
Subject Delisting of Live Cattle Serial Futures – Effective End of Day, June 2, 2006
Notice Date 2006-05-31
Notice Number Q2006-82
Effective Date 2006-06-02

Live Cattle Serial Month futures (i.e., the odd months of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, and Nov) will be terminated this Friday, June 2, 2006, after the close of trading at 3:15. p.m. due to the lack of open interest in these contracts.  Additionally, the Live Cattle Serial Month Permit Program is will be terminated at the same time.  These changes affect both CME® Globex® and Trading Floor listings of both futures and futures spreads. 

Please note that the following contracts are not affected:

  • Evenmonth futures (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct and Dec)
  • Options listings -- the underlying contracts for all listed Live Cattle options are the (unchanged) even month futures

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