Foreign exchange and interest rate products will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2006, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.  As a result, on Friday, October 6, 2006, foreign exchange and interest rates products will close at 12:00 noon.  Commodities, Equities and GSCI will have normal trading hours on both Friday, October 6, 2006 and Monday, October 9, 2006.

Please view the Columbus Day holiday hours located at http://www.cme.com/trading/res/cch/2006columbus_day830.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.