May 9, 2008

CME to add two trading months to lean hog futures
 

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced it will add two trading months to its lean hog futures trading contracts as requested by market users.

The move brings the number of months investors can trade on to 11.

Beginning May 15, with the expiration of the May 2008 Lean Hog futures contract on May 14, CME Group will list July 2009 and August 2009 futures contracts on both the trading floor and the CME Globex platform.