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CME Christmas And New Year's Holiday Schedule

Date 19/12/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has announced the following trading schedule for the Christmas and New Year's holidays:

Tuesday, Dec. 24

All interest rate, foreign exchange and GSCI® products futures and options on futures close at noon Central time for pit trading and at 12:15 p.m. for GLOBEXâ electronic trading. Equity products will close at 12:15 p.m. for pit and GLOBEX electronic trading. Commodity futures and options will be closed for both pit and GLOBEX electronic trading.

Wednesday, Dec. 25

Exchange closed for Christmas holiday. GLOBEX closed.

Thursday, Dec. 26

GLOBEX opens at 5:30 a.m. for all products (except live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hogs, which will open at the regular times). Regular open for all pit trading.

Tuesday, Dec. 31

All interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity futures and GSCI products will close at noon for pit trading, and commodity options will close at 12:02 p.m. Commodities will close at noon for GLOBEX electronic trading. Interest rate and foreign exchange products will close at 3:15 p.m. for GLOBEX electronic trading. Equity products will close at their normal time for pit and GLOBEX electronic trading.

Wednesday, Jan. 1

Exchange closed for New Year's Day holiday. GLOBEX closed.

Thursday, Jan. 2

GLOBEX opens at 5:30 a.m. for all products (except live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hogs, which will open at the regular times). Regular open for all pit trading.