Thursday, April 20: CBOE interest rate option products will close at Noon, 12:00 p.m. Chicago time (CDT). (Note: the April exercise settlement values for CBOE interest rate options will be based on the 12:00 p.m. CDT cash close). Normal trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE equity and index options on Thursday.
April Expiration: Note that April expiration will occur one day early: ALL CBOE equity options: last trading day will be Thursday, April 20. S&P 100 Index options (OEX): last trading day will be Thursday, April 20. ALL OTHER CBOE indexes, including SPX, NDX, DJX, INX, GIN, DTX, TXX, etc.: last trading day will be Wednesday, April 19, 2000.
Friday, April 21, 2000: CBOE will be closed for business.
For more information concerning expiration, exercise and assignment cut-off times and procedures please contact your broker or CBOE at 1-800-OPTIONS (800-678-4667).
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.
