For Immediate Release

Media Contact:
Nicole L. Rallings
312-341-3378
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CBOT CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLIDAY TRADING SCHEDULES

CHICAGO, December 11, 2006 – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedules in connection with the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays:

Friday, Dec. 22

• Open auction:  Agricultural and Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m.  (Mini-sized Ag and Metals contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.)  Stock Index contracts will close at 3:15 p.m.
• Electronic trading:  Agricultural and Dow/AIG Commodity Index^SM contracts will close at 12:00 p.m.  Metals contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.  Financial contracts will close at 1:00 p.m.  Stock Index contracts will close at normal times.

Sunday, Dec. 24

• Overnight electronic trading will be closed.

Monday, Dec. 25

• All daytime trading will be closed.  Overnight electronic trading will be closed.
• (Electronic trading re-opens on Tues., Dec. 26 as follows:  Agricultural and Dow/AIG at normal times; Financials beginning at 6:00 a.m.; Stock Index and Metals beginning at 6:15 a.m.; $10 DJIA contracts will not open on e-cbot for trade date Dec. 26.)

Friday, Dec. 29

• Open auction:  Agricultural and Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m.  (Mini-sized Ag contracts and Metals contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.)  Stock Index contracts will close at 3:15 p.m.
• Electronic trading: Dow-AIG Commodity Index contracts will close at 12:00 p.m.  Metals contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.  Financial contracts will close at 1:00 p.m.  Stock Index contracts will close at normal times.

Sunday, Dec. 31

• Overnight electronic trading will be closed.

Monday, Jan. 1

• All daytime trading will be closed.  Overnight electronic trading will be open.