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CBOE, C2 and CFE Trading Schedule for the Good Friday Holiday

March 26, 2015

CHICAGO, IL -- March 26, 2015 -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced the trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) in observance of the Good Friday holiday on April 3.

CFE will offer limited trading hours for CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) and CBOE/CBOT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index (VXTYN® Index) futures on Friday, when the U.S. employment report for March 2015 is released at 7:30 a.m. CT.

All trades on CFE that take place between 3:30 p.m. CT Thursday, April 2, and 3:15 p.m. CT Monday, April 6, will be for business day Monday, April 6.

Exchange

Thursday,
April 2

Friday,
April 3

Sunday,
April 5

Monday,
April 6

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

C2
  • Regular trading hours for all products
  • Closed
  • Closed
  • Regular trading hours for all products

CFE
  • Regular close at 3:15 p.m. CT
  • Trading reopens at 3:30 p.m. CT (VIX futures)
  • VIX futures close at 8:15 a.m. CT
  • VXTYN futures open for trading at 7:00 a.m. CT and close at 10:15 a.m. CT
  • Trading resumes at 5:00 p.m. CT (VIX & VXT futures)
  • Trading resumes at 7:00 a.m. CT (VXTYN futures)
  • Trading resumes at 8:30 a.m. CT (GVZ, OVX, RVX, VA, VXEM, VXEW, VXN and VXST futures)

Please refer to CFE Information Circular IC15-011 for additional information on CFE trading hours for the Good Friday holiday.

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 S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option, and options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index). Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, LEAPS 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 and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.

CBOE Media Contacts:  

Analyst Contact:
Suzanne Cosgrove Gary Compton

Debbie Koopman
(312) 786-7123 (312) 786-7612 (312) 786-7136
cosgrove@cboe.com comptong@cboe.com koopman@cboe.com

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