Side-by-Side Agricultural Futures trading began on Tuesday, August 1, 2006.  This page provides reference material in preparation for the launch and will be continuously updated as new information becomes available.

• Side-by-Side Agricultural Futures Trading Hours

Member Information Seminar
The following presentation has been used at the Member Information sessions that have been held regularly over the past two months.  The presentation covers: Periods of the Electronic Trading Day, Connectivity and Independent Software Vendor Options, Market Operations (Help Desk), Order Types, Algorithms, Trading Floor Terminals, eHHT Handheld, Regulatory, and Additional Information Resources

Member Information Seminar Slide Presentation

The Fundamentals of Ag.Futures, Featuring David Hightower:  During July the CBOT hosted a series of informational meetings in Chicago, New York and London to discuss the unique characteristics and opportunities of CBOT agricultural markets.  If you couldn’t attend, a recording of each presentation is linked below:

View a Recording of The Basics of CBOT Ag Contracts Presentation:
CBOT staff reviews contract specifications, crop years, common spreads, and how the CBOT delivery system works.

View a Recording of David Hightower’s Ag Fundamentals and 2006 Outlook Presentation
Renowned commodity analyst, David Hightower, principal of Hartfield Management and publisher of the popular “Hightower Report” discusses key fundamentals affecting CBOT Agricultural markets and presents his analysis of current conditions including the new and potentially historic interaction between the grain markets and the energy market.

More information is available at Classes and Training

e-cbot Reference Manual 
This document provides a definition of the capabilities of the CBOT's electronic trading platform powered by LIFFE CONNECT. It describes the functionality available to traders but is not designed to be a user guide. For specific operating instructions, refer to the reference documentation of your Independent Software Vendor (ISV) or internally developed front end trading application.

CBOT Agricultural Futures Side-by-Side Trading 
This presentation is an overview of CBOT agricultural products including contract specifications, trading hours, spreads, deliveries, market information, agricultural statistics, and additional reference sources.

Ag Fundamentals and 2006 Outlook
In this presentation renowned commodity analyst, David Hightower, principal of Hartfield Management and publisher of the popular “Hightower Report” discusses key fundamentals affecting CBOT Agricultural markets and presents his analysis of current conditions including the new and potentially historic interaction between the grain markets and the energy market.

• e-cbot Bulletin #36 of 2006; CBOT Agricultural Futures Trading Hours
• e-cbot Bulletin #43 of 2006; Procedures and Policies for Installing and Using Computers in the Trading Pits
• e-cbot Bulletin #44 of 2006;  South American Soybean Futures: Side-by-Side Trading Begins Monday, May 15, 2006
• e-cbot Bulletin #49 of 2006; Ethanol Futures: Side-by-Side Trading Begins Wednesday, May 31, 2006
• e-cbot Bulletin #53 of 2006; e-cbot^® Access from the Trading Floor
• e-cbot Bulletin #59 of 2006; Deadline for Submission of eHHT User Registration
• e-cbot Bulletin #66 of 2006; New Functionality Supported by e-cbot:Simple Inter-Commodity Spreads (SICS)
• e-cbot Bulletin #70 of 2006; Side-by-Side Trading State Changes for Agricultural Futures
• e-cbot Bulletin #71 of 2006; CBOT Notices: 1) User IDs on e-cbot and 2) Responsibility for Customer Orders in Side-by-Side Markets
• e-cbot Bulletin #72 of 2006; CBOT Notices: 1) Account Identification and CTI Codes and 2) Reminder & FAQ – Crossing Orders/Pre-Execution Communications
• e-cbot Bulletin #76 of 2006; CBOT^® Notices: 1) Simultaneous Buy and Sell Orders for the Same Account and 2) Order Execution in Side-by-Side Markets
• e-cbot Bulletin #82 of 2006; Teleconference – Agricultural Side-by-Side Trading
• e-cbot Bulletin #83 of 2006; Ethanol Contract Specification Changes
• e-cbot Bulletins #84 of 2006; Trading Community Notice
• e-cbot Bulletin #86 of 2006; Revision to Call Market Opening Procedures in Soybean
• e-cbot Bulletin #87 of 2006, Revisions to the e-cbot Error Trade Policy and Dynamic
• e-cbot Bulletin #88 of 2006, e-cbot Access from the Trading Floor
• e-cbot Bulletin #89 of 2006, Side-by-Side Summary - Information, Policies, Functionality
  
  
  
  

Functional Member Readiness
Key Account Managers
312-341-7955
electronic_trading@cbot.com

Independent Software Vendor/Member Developer Relations
Don Segreti
312-341-5908
dsegreti@cbot.com

Education and Training
Ted Doukas
312-435-3478
educationandtraining@cbot.com