For Immediate Release

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Nicole L. Rallings                                            
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CBOT ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTS’ DAY HOLIDAY TRADING SCHEDULE

CHICAGO, February 7, 2007 – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT^â) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Presidents’ Day holiday:

Friday, Feb. 16:

• Open auction:  Financial contracts will close at 12:00 noon.  Metals contracts will close at 12:30 p.m.  All other open auction contracts (Agricultural and Stock Index) will close at their normal times.
• Electronic trading:  Dow/AIG 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.  All other e-cbot trading closes at normal times.

Sunday, Feb 18:

• Electronic trading:  Overnight trading will be closed.

Monday, Feb. 19:

• Open auction:  Daytime trading will be closed. 
• Electronic trading:  Daytime trading will be closed.  e-cbot reopens at normal evening times.