CBOE 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 (Chicago time), on Friday, October 8, in conjunction with the early close of the underlying products, and will not be open for trading on Monday, October 11, 2004, due to the Columbus Day holiday.

Friday, October 8:
CBOE interest rate option products will close at Noon.
Regular trading hours will be in effect for all other CBOE products.

Monday, October 11:
CBOE interest rate option products will be 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, visit the CBOE website at: http://www.cboe.com/.