21 Exchange trading floors are closed in observance of
Presidents' Day

CME Globex halts equity trading at 10:30 a. CME Globex trading halts for Interest
Rate and Foreign Exchange products at 12:00 noon and
resumes also at 5:00 p."
CP will engage in a Global Brand Architecture analysis and global branding
effort for NYMEX.

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18 Commodity, foreign exchange, interest rate and GSCI
products traded on Exchange trading floors close at
12:00 noon. (for trade date of
Feb. CME offers futures and options on futures
primarily in four product areas: interest rates, stock indexes, foreign
exchange and commodities.

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m. 20 CME Globex opens at 5:00 p. 22).m. NYMEX's selection of CP comes at a
time when the Exchange is expanding globally in the energy and metals futures
markets.
"Customer focus isn't something you hear a lot about in the commodities
business," said Joe Raia, NYMEX Senior Vice President of Marketing. Equity index ,
interest rate and FX products traded on CME(R) Globex(R)
during regular trading hours will close at 3:15 p. Products closing at their regular times
on CME Globex are equity indexes (3:15 p.

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Sunday, CME Globex has a regular trading session opening at 5:00
September 4 p.m.

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(Commodity options close at 12:02 p.m. ( http://www.
"We are at a point in history when everything seems to be moving towards
less personal interaction and more automated services., is the largest physical
commodities exchange in the world, offering trading in futures and options
contracts for energy and metals and clearing services for off-exchange energy
transactions.

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Feb.
As NYMEX expands around the globe, enhancing its services with automated
electronic trading, the Exchange remains committed to the benefits of the
personal interaction prevalent on its open outcry trading floors. CP understands this and has brought a whole new way of
thinking about customer communication and global brand awareness to our
industry. These initiatives aim to accurately reflect NYMEX in the
face of the accelerated marketing and business development strategies the
Exchange has launched under Raia's leadership.

About the New York Mercantile Exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.

CME Announces Labor Day Holiday Hours

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(NYSE: CME ), which is part of the Russell 1000(R) Index.com .)

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME , (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) the globe logo and
CME Globex are registered trademarks of CME.

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This is especially
true in the global exchange environment, where language, culture and
technology can be seen as barriers," CP CEO Dana Farbo remarked.m.m.

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) and TRAKRS(SM) (3:00 p. As an international marketplace , CME
brings together buyers and sellers on CME Globex(R) electronic trading
platform and on its trading floor. Further information about CME and its
products is available on the CME Web site at http://www.

), CPI (2:00
p.m.), X-Funds (3:15 p.

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(for trade date of Feb.

The New York Mercantile Exchange Partners with Creative Priority to Generate Global Awareness of its Brand

"NYMEX is
committed, first and foremost , to bringing its customers the Exchange platform
that matches their needs-locally and globally.
trading break, and interest rate and foreign exchange
products which observe a 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.

Tuesday, Regular trading sessions for CME Globex and Exchange trading
September 6 floors.

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange, CME and Globex are registered trademarks of
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. "It's
something we are committed to at the highest level, and something we are very
proud of at NYMEX.m.m.

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as of Dec.
CME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc . It's a powerful value
proposition that we are excited and proud to communicate.), TRAKRS(R) (3:00 p.m.

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Contact:
Douglas Dicconson
Creative Priority
(646)442-4494
ddicconson@creativepriority. (Please
note that TRAKRS, X-Funds and ETFs do not open for trading. to 5:00 p. CME Globex-traded TRAKRS, X-Funds and ETFs do not
open for trading.
CLEARING 21 is a registered trademark of CME and New York Mercantile Exchange,
Inc.cme.

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Commodities, weather, and GSCI(R) traded on CME Globex will
close at 12:00 noon.) and ETFs
(3:15 p. (Please note that X-Funds do not open for trading
until their regular open at 7:20 a.

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Products closing at their regular times are equity
indexes (3:15 p. and
resumes trading at 5:00 p.5 billion per day in
settlement payments in 2004 and managed $44. More
information about Creative Priority can be found at
http://www .

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About Creative Priority
Creative Priority LLC helps Global 2000 clients achieve positive business
outcomes through the development of communications strategy and tactics that
support their business objectives.)

Monday, Exchange trading floors closed in observance of Labor Day.

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Equity index products close at their regularly
scheduled times (3:15 p.m. The exchange moved about $1.1 billion in deposits for non -CME products. Founded in 2001, Creative Priority is
headquartered in New York City with a satellite office in London, UK.creativepriority.
For more information please visit http://www. (Commodity options close at 12:02 p.

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com ) is the largest
futures exchange in the United States.
(NYMEX), the world's largest physical commodities exchange, announced today
that it has retained the New York -based advertising agency Creative Priority
LLC (CP) to help advance the NYMEX brand. Through a combination of open outcry floor trading and the NYMEX
ACCESS(R) and NYMEX ClearPort(SM) electronic trading platforms , a wide range
of crude oil, petroleum product, natural gas, propane, coal, electricity,
gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and platinum group metals markets are
available virtually 24 hours each day.

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Similarly, TRAKRS and ETFs do not open for trading until
their regular open at 8:30 a.m.com .

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CHICAGO, CME has announced the following
trading schedule for the Presidents ' Day holiday (all times are Central time):

Friday, Feb.)

Sunday, Feb. 22)

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.messagelabs. CHICAGO, CME today announced the
following trading schedule in conjunction with the Labor Day holiday (all
times are Central time):

Friday, Commodity futures, foreign exchange (FX), interest rate, and
September 2 GSCI (R) products traded on Exchange trading floors close at
12:00 noon.m. for the trade date of Tuesday, September 6.
September 5 CME Globex trading continues uninterrupted, except for
equity products which observe a 10:30 a.

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Products traded on CME(R) Globex(R) during Regular
Trading Hours (RTH) close as follows: commodities,
weather and GSCI close at 12:00 noon; foreign
exchange and interest rates close at 3:15 p.com . on the next day. E-mini is a trademark of CME.

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The
communications platform developed with CP will help NYMEX differentiate itself
from other exchanges by personifying its dedication to bringing customers an
exchange that is incisive in its business nature.com

) Equity
index products traded on the trading floor close at their
regularly scheduled time of 3:15 p.). S+P, S+P 500, NASDAQ-100, Nikkei 225, Russell 1000, Russell 2000 , TRAKRS,
Total Return Asset Contracts and other trade names, service marks, trademarks
and registered trademarks that are not proprietary to CME are the property of
their respective owners, and are used herein under license. Further
information about CME and its products is available on the CME Web site at
http://www.