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CBOE And CFE To Observe Moment Of Silence Today To Honor Victims Of London Attacks

Date 08/07/2005

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced that a moment of silence will be observed today, from 10:00 to 10:01 a.m. CDT (Chicago time) at CBOE and CFE, to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks in London.

The CBOE Futures Exchange, the newest futures exchange in the world, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, and is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). CFE offers an all-electronic, open access market model, with dedicated liquidity providers making markets in the following futures contracts: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX/VX), CBOE S&P 500 30-Day Variance (VT), Russell 1000 Index (RN), Mini-Russell 2000 Index (RT), the CBOE China Index (CX). More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: http://www.cboe.com/CFE

CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, visit the CBOE website at: http://www.cboe.com/.