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2008 MGEX SPRING FUTURES AND OPTIONS SIGNIFICANT DATES

SPRING WHEAT FUTURES

Definitions
First Notice Day--the last business day of the month preceding the delivery month 
First Delivery Day--the first business day of the delivery month 
Last Trading Day--the last business day preceding the fifteenth calendar day of that month

Last Notice Day--the last business day preceding the last delivery day
Last Delivery Day--the seventh business day following the last trading day (Last Delivery Day follows Last Notice Day) 

Contract Month First Notice First Delivery Last Trading Last Notice Last Delivery
Mar. 2008 Feb. 29 Mar. 3 Mar. 14 Mar. 25 Mar. 26
May 2008 Apr. 30 May 1 May 14 May 22 May 23
Jul. 2008 Jun. 30 Jul. 1 Jul. 14 Jul. 22 Jul. 23
Sep. 2008 Aug. 29 Sep. 2 Sep. 12 Sep. 22 Sep. 23
Dec. 2008 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 12 Dec. 22 Dec. 23

SPRING WHEAT OPTIONS

Definitions
Last Trading Day--the last Friday which precedes by at least two business days the First Notice Day of the underlying futures contract--if such Friday is not an Exchange business day, then trading shall terminate on the preceding business day.
Expiration Day--4 p.m. on the Last Trading Day.

Contract Month Serial Options First Trading Last Trading
Jan 2008 Nov 1, 2007 Dec 21, 2007
Feb 2008 Dec 3, 2007 Jan 25, 2008
Mar 2008   Feb 22, 2008
Apr 2008 Feb 1, 2008 Mar 20, 2008
May 2008   Apr 25, 2008
Jun 2008 Apr 1, 2008 May 23, 2008
Jul 2008   Jun 20, 2008
Aug 2008 Jun 2, 2008 Jul 25, 2008
Sep 2008   Aug 22, 2008
Oct 2008 Aug 1, 2008 Sep 26, 2008
Nov 2008 Sep 2, 2008 Oct 24, 2008
Dec 2008   Nov 21, 2008

AGRICULTURAL INDEXES

Definitions:

Last Trading Day--The last business day of the contract month.

Settlement Day-- The business day following Last Trading Day.

Contract Month Last Trading Day Settlement Day

Jan 2008

Jan 31 Feb 1
Feb 2008 Feb 29 Mar 3
Mar 2008 Mar 31 Apr 1
Apr 2008 Apr 30 May 1
May 2008 May 30 Jun 2
Jun 2008 Jun 30 Jul 1
Jul 2008 Jul 31 Aug 1
Aug 2008 Aug 29 Sep 2
Sep 2008 Sep 30 Oct 1
Oct 2008 Oct 31 Nov 3
Nov 2008 Nov 28 Dec 1
Dec 2008 Dec 31 Jan 2, 2009
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