CBOE Announces Columbus Day Holiday Trading Schedule

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that interest rate/treasury products traded at CBOE will close at 12:00 Noon Central Daylight Time (CDT), on Friday, October 10, in conjunction with the early close of the underlying products, and will not be open for trading on Monday, October 13, 2003.

Friday, October 10 -- CBOE interest rate option products close at Noon.
Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE products.

Monday, October 13 -- CBOE interest rate option products closed.
Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE products.

CBOE's offices will be open as usual on Friday and Monday

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, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at http://www.cboe.com.