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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

Several CBOE Index Options Open (Update 2)

Date 20/12/2004

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that as of 10:23 a.m. CST (Chicago time), options on the Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX), iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) and the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock (QQQ) are open for trading.

CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, visit the CBOE website at: http://www.cboe.com/.