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American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A

Date 19/11/2003

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) will launch trading in options on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 on the New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A (Symbol: CME).

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Class A. options will open with strike prices of 60 - 65 - 70 - 75 and position limits of 22,500 contracts. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expirations in December, January, March and June. The specialist will be Group One Trading L.P.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. is a derivatives exchange that trades futures contracts and options on futures, interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange and commodities.