Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) today announced that GLOBEX2 electronic trading of interest rate and foreign exchange products will conclude at 2 p.m. CST today, rather than 4 p.m. as previously announced. The special early closing time is in response to input from customers and member firms. As previously announced, open outcry trading of CME's interest rate products will close today at 1 p.m. CST, rather than the usual 2 p.m. closing. Open outcry trading of CME foreign exchange products will close today at its usual 2 p.m. time.
Following its normal schedule, GLOBEX2 trading in all but equity index products will open on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. CST.
CME has established a recorded telephone line for information about CME's markets and business operations: 312/930-2324. The recording will be updated as there are new developments. News releases and updates are also posted on CME's Web site, www.cme.com.
