January 3, 1997 5.2 million contracts traded in December January 10, 1997 MATIF cuts clearing fees by 30 % for Euro products January 13, 1997 MATIF Rapeseed contract post new record volume January 15, 1997 MATIF enhances the delivery process for its White Sugar contract January 24, 1997 MATIF opts for NSC for off-hours trading Joint SBF Paris Bourse - MATIF subsidiary to manage index futures February 4, 1997 6.2 million contracts traded in January February 20, 1997 Exchange of technology agreed between French and American markets February 21, 1997 Composition of the Ecu Futures Bond pool for June and September 1997 March 4, 1997 4.9 million contracts traded on Matif in February March 5, 1997 Open outcry hours extended for Matif interest rate contracts March 21, 1997 As part of its euro strategy, MATIF adds 7 new interest-rate contracts to its range March 26, 1997 MATIF closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday Temporary change of trading hours for the White Sugar contract from April 1 to April 4, 1997 April 2, 1997 Matif rallies in March: 6.2 million contracts traded April 3, 1997 New market maker for Ecu bond futures contract: Deutsche Bank April 11, 1997 MATIF raises standards for its White Sugar contract, and adds two new delivery ports April 23, 1997 MATIF reduces initial margin on Notional, Ecu Bond and 3-month Pibor futures April 28, 1997 Trading on MATIF open on May 1st and 8th, 1997 futures May 5, 1997 MATIF confirms rally in April : 6.5 million contracts traded May 13, 1997 MATIF to shut potato futures contract May 14, 1997 May 16.1997: MATIF to begin trading in BOBL options and futures by open outcry May 20, 1997 Composition of the Ecu Futures Bond pool for September and December 1997 maturities May 23, 1997 MATIF SA opens new white sugar contract (100 Icumsa) May 29, 1997 4 associated brokers for The new MATIF yield-spread contracts June 3, 1997 May average daily volume on MATIF: 340,000 lots June 5, 1997 French, U.S., exchanges sign final agreement on historic «technology swap» July 2, 1997 Steady growth since January 1997 July 7, 1997 SBF, Monep SA and Matif SA set up joint organization for CAC 40 index futures July 29, 1997 MATIF adopts new market regulations August 4, 1997 4.9 million contracts traded in July August 19, 1997 Composition of the ECU Future Bond pool for December 1997 and March 1998 maturities August 26, 1997 Matif launches 5-year futures contract and Eurofloor - a single floor for all interest-rate contracts August 29, 1997 New clearing regulations adopted by Matif September 2, 1997 4.5 million contracts traded in August September 10, 1997 Matif's new 5-year contract gets off to a promising start September 17, 1997 Frankfurt, Paris and Zürich Exchanges Extend Their Alliance Developing a Single Range of Fixed Income Derivatives Extension to Cash Markets Planned September 17, 1997 Closer ties between Matif and SBF-Paris Bourse September 23, 1997 Matif SA launches 5-year options September 23, 1997 5.6 million contracts traded in September New Matif 5-year contract gets off to a strong start October 14, 1997 Matif names 3 market makers for Matif 5-year options October 31, 1997 Pibor range extended : new trading opportunities November 4, 1997 Matif's busiest October ever -- 7.7 million contracts traded in October November 5, 1997 Matif SA - ONIDOL : Rapeseed contract reaches new trading record on third anniversary -- A benchmark for Europe November 20, 1997 Composition of the Futures Bond pool for March and June 1998 maturities December 2, 1997 3.9 million contracts traded in November 5-year options contract off to a healthy start December 11, 1997 Exceptional trading hours for 24, 26 and 31 December 1997 December 11, 1997 The MATIF officially adopts the Euribor index as underlying for its short-term futures contract December 22 1997 A Group Executive Committee to be set up

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