For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jennifer Rook 312-435-3625 news@cbot.com CBOT 100 oz. Gold Sets New Volume Record Today CHICAGO â July 17, 2006 â The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced that its 100 oz. Gold futures contract achieved a new volume record of 63,471 contracts surpassing the previous record of 62,002 contracts set on May 17. The CBOTâs Gold Complex accounts for 39 percent of all Gold futures traded in North America. Go to www.cbot.com/metals for live gold and silver quotes with depth-of-market. 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 www.cbot.com. Forward Looking Statements In this release, our use of the words âmay,â âshould,â âcould,â âexpects,â âplans,â âanticipates,â âbelieves,â âestimates,â âpredicts,â âpotentialâ or âcontinueâ or other comparable terminology is intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in filings made by CBOT Holdings, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which can be obtained at its website at 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.