A commodities exchange in New York that trades futures and options on sugar, cotton, coffee, cocoa and orange juice, in addition to interest rates, currency and indexes.

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This exchange was formed from the merging of the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE) and the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange(CSC).

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