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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 21 - BULLETIN #65

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

March 14, 2001

SUBJECT:

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

Thursday, March 15, 2001 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 16, 2001. 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 16, 2001. Unmatched option trades can be resolved anytime prior to March 30, 2001, 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 16, 2001 and Friday, March 30, 2001, 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 16, 2001. Unmatched futures trades can be resolved anytime prior to March 30, 2001 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:

John Compall

 

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Molly McMahon

786-3804

molly.mcmahon@botcc.com

Richard Scruggs

786-5739

richard.scruggs@botcc.com

Jill Turner

786-5718

Jill.turner@botcc.com

Matt Walsh

 

matt.walsh@botcc.com

Kelli Wegener

786-5761

kelli.wegener@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