Amendments to Rules 12.60 and 12.66 - Daily and Weekly Contracts added to both Gold Binary and Currency Exchange EUR/USD Binary Instruments

Pursuant to Commission Regulation §40.2 and §40.6(a), the HedgeStreet Rule and Instrument Committees have approved amendments/additions to the payout criteria, and certain terms and conditions of the binary contracts represented by the rules referenced above. Additionally, HedgeStreet intends to de-list the current Spot Gold Binary Contracts which had a Settlement Date of Friday, July 21, 2006. Therefore, as of the close of business Friday, July 21, 2006 there will be no open-interest in the Spot Gold Binary Contracts.

These rule amendments were made effective at the start of business on Monday, July 24, 2006. Click here to view the rule amendments.