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2012 MGEX SPRING WHEAT 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 2012 Feb 29 Mar 1 Mar 14 Mar 22 Mar 23
May 2012 Apr 30 May 1 May 14 May 22 May 23
Jul 2012 Jun 29 Jul 2 Jul 13 Jul 23 Jul 24
Sep 2012 Aug 31 Sep 4 Sep 14 Sep 24 Sep 25
Dec 2012 Nov 30 Dec 3 Dec 14 Dec 24 Dec 26

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 2012 Nov 1, 2011 Dec 23, 2011
Feb 2012 Dec 1, 2011 Jan 27, 2012
Mar 2012   Feb 24, 2012
Apr 2012 Feb 1, 2012 Mar 23, 2012
May 2012   Apr 20, 2012
Jun 2012 Apr 2, 2012 May 25, 2012
Jul 2012   Jun 22, 2012
Aug 2012 Jun 1, 2012 Jul 27, 2012
Sep 2012   Aug 24, 2012
Oct 2012 Aug 1, 2012 Sep 21, 2012
Nov 2012 Sep 4, 2012 Oct 26, 2012
Dec 2012   Nov 23, 2012

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 2012

Jan 31, 2012 Feb 1, 2012
Feb 2012 Feb 29, 2012 Mar 1, 2012
Mar 2012 Mar 30, 2012 Apr 2, 2012
Apr 2012 Apr 30, 2012 May 1, 2012
May 2012 May 31, 2012 Jun 1, 2012
Jun 2012 Jun 29, 2012 Jul 2, 2012
Jul 2012 Jul 31, 2012 Aug 1, 2012
Aug 2012 Aug 31, 2012 Sep 4, 2012
Sep 2012 Sep 28, 2012 Oct 1, 2012
Oct 2012 Oct 31, 2012 Nov 1, 2012
Nov 2012 Nov 30, 2012 Dec 3, 2012
Dec 2012 Dec 31, 2012 Jan 2, 2013
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