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Covers the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and Rules of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated.

What's New - July 2010

Certificate of Incorporation

  The Certificate of Incorporation is amended.

Bylaws

  The Bylaws are amended.

CBOE Rules

  Rule 5.3 - Criteria for Underlying Securities
  Rule 5.5 - Series of Option Contracts Open for Trading
  Rule 6.3 - Trading Halts
  Rule 6.45A - Priority and Allocation of Equity Option Trades on the CBOE Hybrid System
  Rule 6.45B - Priority and Allocation of Trades in Index Options and Options on ETFs on the CBOE Hybrid System
  Rule 6.53 - Certain Types of Orders Defined
  Rule 6.74A - Automated Improvement Mechanism (“AIM”)
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