Ex-Pit Transaction Functionality – Effective Sunday, July 9, 2006

Market Data Advisory Notices

To	Market Data Distributors
From	Market Data Operations
Subject	Ex-Pit Transaction Functionality – Effective Sunday, July 9, 2006
Notice Date	2006-06-07
Notice Number	Q2006-89
Effective Date	2006-07-09
On Sunday, July 9, 2006 (for trade date Monday, July 10, 2006), to facilitate market transparency, CME is scheduled to launch Ex-Pit transaction functionality on the CME Globex platform. Ex-Pit transactions are pre-arranged transactions between trading parties that occur outside of the regular market. The new Ex-Pit transaction process will facilitate market transparency by automating booking and eliminating risk due to untimely transaction reporting. Only one party (i.e., buyer or Seller) is required to submit the Ex-Pit transaction; it is recommended that the selling party submit the transaction to avoid duplication. Please view the attached notice for more information.