CBOE, CFE And CBSX Trading Schedule For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and the CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

Friday, January 16:

CBOE:

-- Equity options and interest rate options will close at 12:00 p.m. CST (Chicago time). Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE equity and index products.

CFE:

-- Regular trading hours

CBSX:

-- Regular trading hours

Monday, January 19:CBOE, CBSX and CFE will be closed.

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. CBOE offers equity, index and ETF options, including proprietary products, such as S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option, and options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), the world's barometer for market volatility. Other groundbreaking products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, LEAPS, FLEX options, and benchmark products such as the CBOE BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE's Hybrid Trading System incorporates electronic and open-outcry trading, enabling customers to choose their trading method.CBOE's Hybrid is powered by CBOEdirect, a proprietary, state-of-the-art electronic platform that also supports the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) and OneChicago. CBOE is home to the world-renowned Options Institute andwww.cboe.com, named "Best of the Web" for options information and education.

CBOE is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with all trades cleared by the AAA-rated Options Clearing Corporation.