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VOLUME 21 – BULLETIN #237
TO:
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ALL CLEARING MEMBERS
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FROM:
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BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP
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DATE:
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November 15, 2001
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SUBJECT:
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Processing Schedule for Thanksgiving
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On Wednesday, November 21, 2001, the following schedule will be in effect:
• Agricultural and Financial contracts will close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts will close at 3:15 p.m.
• MidAm Agricultural contracts will close at 12:30 p.m., MidAm Livestock and Currency contracts will close at 12:15 p.m.
• Financial and Metal a/c/e contracts will close at 12:30 p.m. All other a/c/e trading closes at normal times. Overnight a/c/e trading will be closed.
• Mid-Day variations will be called at their normal time.
• Final Margin Arrays and Settlement Price Files will be available at their normal time.
• All other submission deadlines and processing schedules remain the same.
• The final reconciliation is at 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday, November 22, 2001, the following schedule will be in effect:
• All daytime pit and a/c/e trading will be closed.
• Overnight a/c/e trading will be closed for mini-sized NY Gold and Silver futures. Electronic a/c/e trading will reopen at normal evening times for all other contracts.
On Friday, November 23, 2001, the following schedule will be in effect:
• Agricultural and Financial Contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts will close at 12:15 p.m.
• MidAm Agricultural contracts will close at 12:30 p.m., MidAm Livestock and Currency contracts will close at 12:15 p.m.
• Mini-sized NY Gold and Silver futures and Dow Jones-AIG Commodity IndexSM futures will be closed. Agricultural a/c/e contracts will close at the normal time. Stock Index a/c/e contracts will close at 12:15 p.m. Financial, Kilo Gold, and 1000 oz. Silver a/c/e contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.
• Mid-Day variations will be called at 12:15 p.m.
• A mandatory trade checking session for expiring December option contracts at 2:00 p.m. Firm unmatched trade reports will be available on Infopac at 1:30 p.m.
• Final Margin Arrays and Settlement Price Files will be available at their normal time.
• All other submission deadlines and processing schedules remain the same.
• The final reconciliation is at 7:00 p.m.
On Saturday, November 24, 2001, the following schedule will be in effect:
• Normal Saturday expiration schedule (see December Option Expiration Bulletin #236 for details).
Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:
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