FDC00905.02O\amw SYCOM TRADING HOURS SURVEY Please return this survey to: Anna Wilson C/- Sydney Futures Exchange Limited Fax: 9256 0635 NAME: MEMBER: PHONE NO.: EMAIL ADDRESS: Please circle A, B, C or D and provide reason for selection. Halt of SYCOM overnight trading hours should: A. Remain unchanged ie. 7.00am during Australian Summer time, 7.30am Bonds/Interest Rate, 8.00am equity products during Australian winter time (Market pre-open 8.20am, open at 8.30am for Bonds. Market pre-open at 9.40am, open at 9.50am for Equities) B. Be lengthened to 8.00am for all products during Australian summer time and Australian winter time. (Market pre-open 8.20am, open at 8.30am for Bonds. Market pre-open at 9.40am, open at 9.50am for Equities) C. Be shortened to 7.00am for all products during Australian summer time and Australian winter time. D. Any other preference Reason:.. Close of SYCOM daytime trading hours should: A. Remain unchanged ie. 4.30pm during Australian Summer time and Australian winter time. (Market pre-open 5.00pm, open at 5.10pm for all products)
2 B. Be lengthened to 5.00pm for all products during Australian summer time and Australian winter time. (Market pre-open 5.30pm, open at 5.40pm for all products)
3 C. Be shortened to 4.00pm for Bonds/Interest rate, 4.15pm for Equity products during Australian summer time and Australian winter time. (Market pre-open 4.30pm, open at 4.40pm for Bonds. Market pre-open 4.45pm, open at 4.55pm for Equities) D. Any other preference Reason:..
4 Listed below are non-business days for, together with trading hours determined for this year. Could you please state in the last column your preference for trading hours in. Date Trading Hours 2000 Trading Hours Monday, 15 January Martin Luther King Day (US) Friday, 26 January Australia Day (Aus) Monday, 19 February Presidents Day (US) Thursday, 12 April Easter Thursday (Aus & Friday, 13 April Good Friday (Aus & Monday, 16 April Easter Monday (Aus & Wednesday, 25 April ANZAC Day (Aus & Monday, 7 May May Day Monday, 28 May Memorial Day (US) Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 4 June Queen's Birthday ( Monday, 11 June Queen's Birthday (Aus) Wednesday, 4 July Independence Day (US) Monday, 6 August August Bank Holiday Monday, 27 August Summer Bank Holiday Monday, 3 September Labour Day (US) SFE: Normal trading SFE: normal day trading, except for equity contracts, which may close after morning session. Night session closes *
5 Date Trading Hours 2000 Trading Hours Monday, 1 October Labour Day (Aus) Monday, 8 October Columbus Day (US) Monday, 22 October Labour Day ( Monday, 12 November (tbc) Veterans Day Holiday (US) Thursday, 29 November Thanksgiving Day (US) Monday, 24 December Christmas Eve Tuesday, 25 December Christmas Day Wednesday, 26 December Boxing Day Monday, 31 December New Year's Eve Tuesday, 1 January 2002 New Year's Day NZFOE: closed. Night session clsoes at. Night session closes 2.00am SFE: half day trading TBC NZFOE: half day trading closes 12.00 noon SFE: half day trading TBC NZFOE: half day trading closes 12.00 noon * All times are in Sydney time