2008 Holiday Calendar - Kansas City Board of Trade

all dates/times subject to revision
Exchange Holidays
New Year's Day¹	Jan 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day²	Jan 21
Presidents' Day³	Feb 18
Good Friday⁴	March 21
Memorial Day⁵	May 26
Independence Day⁶	July 4
Labor Day⁷	Sep 1
Thanksgiving⁸ *	Nov 27
Christmas⁹	Dec 25
Dates/times subject to revision closer to actual holiday. ¹Evening electronic trading will be closed on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 and will resume the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008 for trade date Jan. 2. ²Friday, Jan. 18, regular trading hours will be observed. Sunday, Jan. 20, overnight electronic trading closed. Daytime (electronic and open outcry) trading will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21, but overnight electronic trading will be open for trade date Jan. 22. ³ Regular trading hours will be observed on Friday, Feb. 15. Overnight electronic trading will be closed on Sunday, Feb. 17. Daytime trading will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18, but electronic trading will be open in the evening for trade date Feb. 19. ⁴ Daytime trading closed on Friday, March 21. Electronic trading will resume the evening of Sunday, March 23 for trade date March 24. ⁵Sunday, May 25, electronic trading closed. Monday, May 26, daytime trading closed, electronic trading open in the evening for trade date May 27. ⁶ Thursday, July 3, evening electronic trading closed. Friday, July 4, trading closed. Sunday, July 6, electronic trading resumes for trade date July 7. ⁷Sunday, Aug. 31, electronic trading closed. Monday, Sept. 1, daytime trading closed, electronic trading open in the evening for trade date Sept. 2. ⁸Wednesday, Nov. 26 all contracts will trade normal trading hours. Friday, Nov. 28, wheat futures will close at 12:00 noon and wheat options will close at 12:10 p.m. Evening electronic trading session open on Nov. 27 for trade date Nov. 28. Electronic trading open the evening of Sunday, Nov. 30 for trade date Dec. 1. In coordination with U.S. Stock Exchanges, the KCBT's Value Line® will trade normal hours. ⁹ On Wednesday, Dec. 24, wheat futures and options will close at noon. In coordination with U.S. Stock Exchanges, the Value Line will close at 12:15 p.m. No electronic trading will occur the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 24. There will be no daytime trading (open outcry or electronic) or evening electronic trading on Thursday, Dec. 25. Trading for business date 12/26/08 will begin with the morning opening times under Friday, Dec. 26. On Dec. 26, wheat futures open outcry and electronic will have regular trading hours (pre-open begins at 6:00 a.m.; trading from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.). Wheat options and Value Line will also have regular trading hours. ¹⁰ On Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, all contracts will trade regular hours. No electronic trading will occur the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 31. There will be no daytime trading (open outcry or electronic) or evening electronic trading on Thursday, Jan. 1. Trading for business date 1/2/09 will begin with the morning opening times under Friday, Jan. 2. On Jan. 2, wheat futures open outcry and electronic will have regular trading hours (pre-open begins at 6:00 a.m.; trading from 9:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.). Wheat options and Value Line will also have regular trading hours. * The exchange will be closed when wheat futures and wheat options (daytime) trading is not in session.

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