Market  Data Advisory Notices
To Market Data Distributors
From Market Data Operations
Subject CME Housing Products: Change in Last Trading Day Closing Time -- Effective February 27, 2007
Notice Date 2007-02-16
Notice Number Q2007-41
Effective Date 2007-02-27

Effective Tuesday, February 27, 2007 (with the expiration of the February ’07 contract), the expiration time on the last day of trading for the expiring CME Housing Products will change to 2:00 p.m. Central Time on the business day preceding the scheduled cash index release date (from 12:00 p.m. Central Time on the scheduled cash index release date).   For example, for the February 2007 CME Housing futures and options contracts, the termination of trading will occur at 2:00 p.m. CT on Monday, February 26, 2007 (instead of 12:00 p.m. CT Tuesday, February 27, 2007).

Additionally, please be reminded of the change in dissemination of the underlying cash index for the CME Housing products.  These indexes are now released and distributed at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (changed from 1:15 p.m. CT) on the last Tuesday of each calendar month.

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.