Exchange Also Sets Record for Metals Complex Open Interest CHICAGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT(R)) announced today that its Agricultural complex set a new volume record yesterday, with multiple records also reached within the product group. Agricultural futures and options volume climbed to 1,047,096 contracts, compared with the prior record of 1,006,014 contracts, set on November 2, 2006. Further, the CBOT experienced its best day ever for the electronic trading of Agricultural futures. A total of 299,518 Agricultural futures contracts traded electronically, versus the prior record of 287,665 contracts on November 2, 2006. Additional records in the complex included total Agricultural futures volume, Corn futures volume and Corn options open interest. The Exchange's Metals complex, which has been consistently increasing its market share of listed Metals futures and options traded in North America, reached an all-time high for open interest. Metals futures and options open interest set a record of 87,908 contracts, eclipsing the previous high of 86,934 contracts set a few days earlier on November 3. Mini-sized Gold futures open interest rose to 10,317 contracts, versus 9,912 contracts reached on November 7. About the CBOT As one of the leading global derivative exchanges, the Chicago Board of Trade provides a diverse mix of financial, equity and commodity futures and options-on-futures products. Building on its 158-year history, the CBOT continues to advance into the future using the strength of deep liquidity, market integrity and member-trader expertise. Using superior trading technology in both electronic and open-auction trading platforms, the CBOT provides premier customer service to risk managers and investors worldwide. For more information, visit our website at http://www.cbot.com/ . Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and includes any use of the words "may," "should," "could," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue". These statements are based on management's current expectations and involve assumptions that may be subject to change or risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. Accordingly, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement contained in this press release. The factors that may affect our performance may be found in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and other periodic reports filed by CBOT Holdings, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). These filings can be obtained at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/ . We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. DATASOURCE: Chicago Board of Trade CONTACT: Melissa Jarmel of Chicago Board of Trade, +1-312-435-7137, Web site: http://www.cbot.com/

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