CBOE, C2 and CFE Trading Schedule for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays

December 17, 2015

CHICAGO, IL -- December 17, 2015 -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays:

 Exchange

Thursday,
December 24

Friday,
December 25

Sunday,
December 27

CBOE

  • Extended trading hours in SPX, SPXPM and VIX options from 2:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. CT
  • Equity products will close at 12:00 p.m. CT
  • ETPs and Indexes that normally close at 3:00 p.m. CT will close at 12:00 p.m. CT
  • ETPs and Indexes that normally close at 3:15 p.m. CT will close at 12:15 p.m. CT
  • Closed
  • Closed

 

C2

  • Equity products will close at 12:00 p.m. CT
  • ETPs and Indexes that normally close at 3:00 p.m. CT will close at 12:00 p.m. CT
  • ETPs and Indexes that normally close at 3:15 p.m. CT will close at 12:15 p.m. CT
  • Closed
  • Closed

CFE

 

  • 12:12 p.m. CT – Early close (VXT futures)*
  • 12:15 p.m. CT – Early close for VX futures and all other CFE products*
  • Trading in VX and VXT futures closed from 12:15 p.m. CT on Thursday, 12/24 until 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, 12/27

*Trading for business day, 12/24/15

  • Closed

 

  • Trading resumes at 5:00 p.m. CT  (VX & VXT futures)*

*Trading for business day, 12/28/15

 

 Exchange

 Thursday,
December 31

Friday,
January 1

 Sunday,
January 3

CBOE

  • Extended trading hours in SPX, SPXPM and VIX options from 2:00 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. CT
  • Regular trading hours for all products
  • Closed

 

  • Closed

 

C2

  • Regular trading hours for all products
  • Closed
  • Closed

CFE

 

  • 3:15 p.m. CT – Regular close for all products*
  • Trading in VX and VXT futures closed from 3:15 p.m. CT on Thursday, 12/31 until 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, 1/3

*Trading for business day, 12/31/15

  • Closed
  • Trading resumes at 5:00 p.m. CT  (VX & VXT futures)*

*Trading for business day, 1/4/16

For additional information on CBOE and C2 trading hours for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, refer to CBOE Regulatory Circular RG15-184 and C2 Regulatory Circular RG15-056; and for details on the listing schedule for Weeklys expirations, see CBOE Regulatory Circular RG15-149 or CFE Regulatory Circular RG15-036 at http://www.cboe.com/aboutcboe/legal/crclreg.aspx.

For additional information on CFE’s modified trading hours for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, refer to CFE Information Circular IC15-055 at http://cfe.cboe.com/aboutcfe/legal/infocirc.aspx.

About CBOE Holdings:
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and other subsidiaries. CBOE, the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options and volatility trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. CBOE Holdings offers equity, index and ETP options, including proprietary products, such as options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option.  Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, FLEX options, and benchmark products such as the CBOE S&P BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE Holdings is home to the world-renowned Options Institute, Livevol options analytics and data tools, and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.

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Analyst Contact:

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