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CBOT Announces Trading Hours For Monday, September 17

Date 14/09/2001

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced scheduled trading hours for its open outcry and electronic trading systems for Monday, September 17. All times are Chicago times.

CBOT® Open Outcry (except stock indices)

Financial products, 7:20 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Agricultural products, 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Silver futures and options, 7:25 a.m. to 1:25 p.m.

Gold futures, 7:20 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.

a/c/e (except stock indices)

Financial products, 8:00 p.m., September 16 to 1:00 p.m., September 17

Agricultural products, 8:30 p.m., September 16 to 6:00 a.m., September 17

CBOT® stock index products for Monday, September 17 are scheduled as follows:

Open outcry, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

a/c/e, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

These times have been confirmed in conjunction with the U.S. equity markets, U.S. regulatory authorities, and other U.S.-based futures index marketplaces.

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange open outcry markets will open for trading at normal times on September 17, subject to the schedules of applicable primary markets.

For more information on the CBOT®'s markets and products, log onto the exchange web site at www.cbot.com.