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CBOE Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 20/11/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday: (all noted times are Chicago time)

Wednesday, November 26:

CBOE interest rate products will close at 12:00 Noon CST.

Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE products.

Thursday, November 27: CBOE will be closed.

Friday, November 28:

CBOE interest rate products will close at 12:00 Noon CST.

Stock option trading will close at 12:02 p.m. CST.

Index products and other products that normally close at 3:15 p.m. will close at 12:15 p.m. CST.

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/.