The Chicago Board of Trade, one of the world's leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that February's volume reached a record 86,224,665 contracts, an increase of 29 percent over February 2006. Average daily volume for February was a record 4,538,140 contracts traded each day, also up 29 percent compared with the same month last year.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that it set an all-time record for trading volume Tuesday, as total Exchange volume surpassed 11 million contracts. The new CBOT volume record, 11,196,830 contracts, was 44 percent better than the previous all-time record, 7,791,833 contracts, set on November 28, 2006.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading of its Full-sized (5,000 Oz.) Silver futures contracts set a record on February 26, 2007, as volume eclipsed more than 15,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 15,197 contracts, surpassed the previous record of 14,900 contracts set on January 5, 2007.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading in its 10-year Interest Rate Swaps contract set a record on Friday, February 23, 2007, as volume climbed above 15,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 15,782 contracts, surpasses the previous record, 14,835 contracts, set on March 13, 2003.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today successfully launched its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate IndexSM (DJUSRE). DJUSRE Index futures contracts are designed to help market participants capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market and better manage commercial real estate exposure.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that total exchange open interest reached a new daily record yesterday. Total exchange open interest hit 17,413,021 contracts, surpassing the previous record, 17,403,089 contracts, set on November 20, 2006.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to launch a new 30-year Interest Rate Swap futures contract on March 19, 2007. CBOT 30-year Swap futures contracts are designed to provide market participants with a standardized approach to gaining swap rate exposure in a centralized marketplace. The new futures contracts will offer comparable price/yield characteristics to "plain-vanilla" swaps, with the added benefits of an exchange-traded product.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that open interest in its Binary options on the Target Federal Funds Rate contract exceeded 20,000 contracts on Wednesday, February 7. The new open interest record, 20,798 contracts, tops the previous record of 19,357 contracts set on September 19, 2006.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOTâ) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Presidents' Day holiday:

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that its new futures contract based on the Dow JonesSM U.S. Real Estate IndexSM (DJUSRE) will launch on February 21, 2007. The electronically-traded DJUSRE Index futures contract is designed to allow market participants to capitalize on changes in the real estate sector of the stock market, and better manage commercial real estate exposure.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today the unveiling of its new first floor Visitor Center (Center), located in the lobby of the Exchange's landmark building at Jackson and LaSalle Streets.

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading in its Agricultural complex set a new volume record yesterday, as volume reached 1,057,623 Agricultural futures and options contracts. The previous record, 1,047,096 contracts, was set on November 8, 2006.