ALERT: LAST TRADING DAY for Friday 7/27/12

Dear Valued Customers,

TODAY, July 27th, is Last Trading Day for these JULY FUTURES: NY Copper, NY Gold, NY Silver;

NY LIFFE Gold (big and mini), NY LIFFE Silver (big and mini); NY Platinum, NY Palladium.

TODAY is Last Trading Day for AUGUST NY Natural Gas FUTURES

TODAY is Last Trading Day for these AUGUST OPTIONS: 2-year, 5-year, 10-year T-Notes; Bonds; Soybeans, Soymeal, Soyoil;

Corn; Oats; Rough Rice; Chicago/Kansas City/Minneapolis Wheat; ICE Canola.

July NY LIFFE Silver futures (big and mini) will cease trading at 1:25 p.m. (CDST).

July NY LIFFE Gold futures (big and mini) will cease trading at 1:30 p.m. (CDST).

The remaining contracts listed here will cease trading at the close of today’s sessions.

Please allow time to contact your customers and to place liquidating orders; and remember to cancel open GTC orders when your positions are covered.

Please remember that In-the-Money options are exercised automatically; At-the-Money options are abandoned.

Exercise / Abandon:

Note that the deadline for exercising or abandoning Chicago options is 4:00 (CDST). The deadline for exercising or abandoning NY options is 4:00 (EDST).

Special Offsets:

Regarding OMNIBUS accounts and SPECIAL INSTRUCTION accounts, note that the deadline for offsetting Chicago delivery-month futures and expiring options is 4:00 (CDST). The deadline for offsetting NY delivery-month futures and expiring options is 4:00 (EDST). These offsets must include top-day trades.

Thank you.

The information in this report has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable; but is not necessarily all-inclusive, is not guaranteed as to accuracy, and is not to be construed as a representation by R. J. O'Brien. Please be advised that this information is subject to immediate change; therefore, we would strongly suggest that you keep in contact with your broker for up-to-date information. R. J. O'Brien shall not be held responsible for any actions based on the above information. Those individuals acting on this information are responsible for their own actions.