CBOT: Reminder:Trading Hours Added On Oct. 15 To The a/c/e Platform

Responding to customer demand for more trading opportunities in the Asian time zone, the Chicago Board of Trade will implement its expanded trading hours for its electronic trading platform a/c/e, alliance/cbot/eurex on Sunday, October 15, 2000.

The new operating hours on a/c/e are as follows:

Financial Products 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Metals/Dow Products 8:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Agricultural Products 8:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

Previously, the hours of operation for financial products were 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., metals/Dow products from 10:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and agricultural products from 10:10 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

a/c/e is a joint venture company co-owned and staffed by the world’s two leading derivatives exchanges, and provides the new platform for electronic trading at the CBOT®. The proven Eurex technology and its existing global distribution network will be the gateway to CBOT® and Eurex products for global market users, providing members of both exchanges with access to the world’s premier exchange-traded derivatives through a single trading screen.