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Address:	400 S. LaSalle St.
	Chicago, IL 60605
Phone # for sales:	800 OPTIONS
Fax:	312 786 7367
Website:	www.cboe.com
Click link to request additional product information.
E-mail address:	investor_services@cboe.com

CATEGORY: EXCHANGES

Exchange Attributes | General Exchange Information | Operations and Manangement | Protective Systems |
Liquidity

Exchange Attributes TOP

Name of exchange: The Chicago Board Options Exchange

Acronym(s) for exchange: CBOE

Brief description of exchange:

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 CBOE and its products, access the CBOE website at www.cboe.com.

Trading day begins for this exchange: 930 EST

Trading day ends for this exchange: 400 EST

Do the trading day hours differ for any of the issues or contracts traded at this exchange?: Yes

Types of stocks and/or commodities this exchange cover(s):

Options
Other

General Exchange Information TOP

Free information on the stocks and/or commodities listed at your exchange available: Yes

Securities are traded in this manner at this exchange:

Securities are traded electronically in an open-outcry arena.

This exchange protects public investors by:

1)Making an options disclosure document ("Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options") available. 2)Supporting a regulatory and investigative unit. 3)Clearing all options contracts through the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC).

Operations and Manangement TOP

This exchange is owned and operated by:

N/A

This exchange is governed by:

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The requirements to be listed on this exchange can be seen at this URL: N/A

Number of current issues or contracts traded at this exchange: 221 million contracts per year

A list of the current issues or contracts traded at this exchange can be seen at this URL: www.cboe.com/products

Protective Systems TOP

These protective systems are in place during a system failure:

N/A

Liquidity TOP

Average open interest(contracts) or average trading volume(shares) on this exchange (daily): 878,000 contracts

Standard deviation regarding the open interest or trading volume at this exchange: N/A

Exchange Attributes | General Exchange Information | Operations and Manangement | Protective Systems |
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