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CBOT Thanksgiving Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 06/11/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade established the following trading schedule in connection with the Thanksgiving Day holiday:

Wednesday, Nov. 27: Open auction: Agricultural & Financial* contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts close at 3:15 p.m.

Electronic a/c/eSM trading: Financial & Metals contracts close at 12:30 p.m. All other a/c/e trading closes at normal times.

Overnight a/c/e closed.

Thursday, Nov. 28 All daytime trading closed. Overnight a/c/e trading closed for mini-sized N.Y. Gold & Silver futures. Electronic a/c/e trading re-opens at normal evening times for all other applicable contracts.

Friday, Nov. 29 Open auction: Agricultural & Financial contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts close at 12:15 p.m.

Electronic a/c/e trading: Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexsm futures, and mini-sized N.Y. Gold & Silver futures remain closed. Agricultural contracts close at normal time (6:00 a.m.). Financial and Stock Index contracts close at 12:30 p.m.

The MidAmerica Commodity Exchange will be closed Thursday, November 28. Wheat, corn and soybean contracts will close at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, and on Friday, November 29. If a primary market takes action to amend its trading schedule, the exchange will amend its schedule accordingly.

*Financial contracts are Treasury Bond, Treasury Note, Municipal Bond/Note Index, Interest Rate Swap and Agency Note futures and options, 30-Day Fed Fund and Eurodollar futures.