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CBOE Electronic Trading Interrupted

Date 10/11/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that as of 11:10 a.m. (Chicago time), the electronic portion of Hybrid trading at CBOE is unavailable. Trading is available in open outcry. Trading in SPX, OEX, IWM, NDX, RUT, XEO, OEF, and MVR is not affected.

CBOE, the largest options marketplace in the U.S. 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: www.cboe.com.