CBOE Closed Friday, April 18, 2003 Expiration Schedule Modified

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will be closed on Friday, April 18, 2003. Therefore, the last day of trading for CBOE listed stock options and S&P 100 Index (OEX) options with April expiration, will be Thursday, April 17, and the last day of trading for European-style index options with April expiration will be Wednesday, April 16, 2003. All CBOE index products are European-style, except for OEX.

Wednesday, April 16: Last trading day for April expiration, European-style Index options (e.g.: XEO, DJX, DIA, MNX, NDX, RUT, SPX).

Thursday, April 17: CBOE interest rate option products will close at 12:00 Noon CDT (Chicago time).
Last trading day for April expiration stock options and OEX index options.

Friday, April 18: CBOE Closed.

Monday, April 21: Regular Trading Hours.

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.