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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 20 - BULLETIN #82

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

March 9, 2000

SUBJECT:

Quarterly Expiration of the CBOT Dow Jones Industrial Average™ Index Futures Options Contract

Thursday, March 16, 2000 is the last day of trading in the March CBOT® Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM Futures and Futures Options contracts. Firms should be aware of the following procedures:

• The cash settlement value for the futures contract is determined on the morning of Friday, March 17, 2000. In-the-money option positions will be determined using this cash settlement value.

• In-the-money option positions will be automatically exercised during the 7:00 p.m. final reconciliation beginning on March 17, 2000. Unmatched option trades can be resolved anytime prior to March 31, 2000. with in-the-money option trades for the March contract automatically exercising during the final reconciliation on the day that they clear. Between Friday, March 17, 2000 and Friday, March 31, 2000 out-of-the-money option trades will expire during the final reconciliation on the day that they clear.

• Cleared futures positions will be cash settled beginning with the final reconciliation on Friday evening, March 17, 2000. Unmatched futures trades can be resolved anytime prior to March 31, 2000 and will be automatically cash settled on the day that they clear.

As firms have until the end of the month to resolve unmatched futures and options trades for the March contract, no special expiration reports will be produced.

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“Dow JonesSM”, “The DowSM”, “Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM” and “DJIASM” are service marks of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago (“CBOT”). The CBOT’s futures and futures options contracts based on the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by Dow JonesSM, and Dow JonesSM makes no representation regarding the advisability of trading such product(s).

CBOT is a registered trademark of the Board of Trade of the City of Chicago.

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

Jennifer Campbell

786-5739

Jennifer.campbell@botcc.com

Joe Casebeer

786-5718

joseph.casebeer@botcc.com

John Compall

786-5795

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Beth Minnick

786-3804

beth.minnick@botcc.com

Matt Walsh

786-5731

matt.walsh@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

Thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

BSG@botcc.com