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Bell Ringings/Events/Photos


Date

Event

6/15/2010 William J. Brodsky Bell Ringing - On June 15, 2010, William Brodsky, Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) rang the opening bell to kick off its first day as a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ Stock Market with a remote bell-ringing on CBOE's trading floor. Photos
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6/11/2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Championship Rally - On Friday, June 11, 2010, the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks paraded through downtown Chicago celebrating their victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. The team rode in double-decker buses down Washington Street and Michigan Avenue from South Wacker to the Chicago River. Photos
 
3/7/2010–3/9/2010 26th Annual Risk Management Conference - Hosted by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX), and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), the 25th Annual Risk Management Conference was held in Naples, Florida. Photos
 
12/07/2009 14th Annual Super Bowl of Indexing Conference - On December 7, 2009, William J. Brodsky, Chairman and CEO of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), received the William F. Sharpe Indexing Lifetime Achievement Award for his career-long support of index products as risk-management tools. Photos
 
05/06/2009 Chicago Blackhawks Ice Crew Bell Ringing - On May 6, 2009, the Chicago Blackhawks Ice Crew visited CBOE's trading floor and rang the Opening Bell. CBOE is the "presenting sponsor" of the Chicago Blackhawks. Video
 
03/08/2009–03/10/2009 25th Annual Risk Management Conference - Hosted by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX), and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), the 25th Annual Risk Management Conference was held in Dana Point, California. Photos
 
02/25/2009 Panel Discussion on Diversification - Ninety people attended a Panel on "Diversification, Portfolio Management and Use of New Volatility-based Index Products" at CBOE. Description & Photos
 
07/08/2008 Chicago Blackhawks Bell Ringing - On July 8, 2008, Blackhawks officials and alumni Stan Mikita, Denis Savard, Bobby Hull and Tony Esposito visited CBOE's trading floor and rang the Opening Bell to commemorate the announcement of a multi-year agreement establishing CBOE as the "presenting sponsor" of the Chicago Blackhawks. Video
 
03/09/2008–03/11/2008 24th Annual Risk Management Conference - Hosted by CBOE and CFE, the 24th Annual Risk Management Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. Photos
 
03/03/2008 Ernie Banks Bell Ringing - On March 3, 2008, "Mr Cub" Ernie Banks participated in the CBOE bell-ringing ceremony, as well as a press conference on the new CBOE/Cubs partnership. Video
 
02/13/2008 February 13th Panel Discussion - Ninety people attended a panel discussion on "Options in 2008—Tools to Navigate More Volatile Markets" that featured these four financial experts: Jason Ungar, John DiBacco, Jon Najarian, and Joe Cusick. Description & Photos
 
12/20/2007 PowerShares Bell Ringing - On December 20, 2007, Bruce Bond, CEO and Founder, PowerShares, William Brodsky, Chairman and CEO, Chicago Board Options Exchange, and other officials from PowerShares and CBOE participated in the CBOE bell-ringing ceremony that commemorated the opening day of trading on the PowerShares S&P BuyWrite Portfolio (ticker symbol PBP). The new PBP ETF tracks the performance of the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM), which won the Most Innovative Index Award at the 2004 Super Bowl of Indexing Conference. Description & Photos
 
12/03/2007 CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Index (PUT) - Won the annual award for the Most Innovative Benchmark Index at the Twelfth Annual Super Bowl of Indexing Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 3, 2007. Description & Photos
 
10/09/2007 Black Monday, 20 Years Later - From left to right: Bill Brodsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, CBOE; Blair Hull, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Matlock Capital; Wayne Luthringshausen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Options Clearing Corporation; Philip J. Roth, Chief Technical Market Analyst, Miller Tabak & Co., LLC Photo
 
09/27/2007 Kelly Haughton of Russell Indexes rings CBOE's opening bell for the opening day of trading in options on the CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) on September 27, 2007 - From left to right: Ben Londergan, Group One; Sara Wilson, Russell Indexes; Kelly Haughton, Russell Indexes; Bill Brodsky, CBOE; Dick DuFour, CBOE Photo
 
09/27/2007 Panel Discusses "Portfolio Management and the Volatility of Volatility Indexes" at CBOE on Sept. 27 Details & Presentations
 
06/14/2007 The theme "New Developments in Exchange-listed Derivatives: Volatility, Credit, Portfolio Margning, and ETNs," was presented at a 90-minute four-person panel discussion at the CBOE. Summary & Photos
 
03/05/2007 Congressman Rahm Emanuel rings the opening bell, marking the launch of CBSX, the all new CBOE Stock Exchange. - From left to right, David Harris, President and CEO of CBSX; Bill Brodsky, Chairman and CEO of CBOE, Congressman Rahm Emanuel (D) IL; Ed Joyce, President and COO of CBOE Photo
 
03/04/2007–03/07/2007 23rd Annual Risk Management Conference - The 23rd Annual Risk Management Conference was held in Huntington Beach, California. Photos
 
08/11/2006 U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson rings CBOE's opening bell. - From left to right, CBOE Chairman and CEO, William J. Brodsky; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson Photo
 
07/21/2006 Photo 1: Jerry Reinsdorf, Chairman, Chicago White Sox rings CBOE's opening bell. - From left to right, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chairman, Chicago White Sox; Mark F. Duffy, Floor Director; CBOE President and COO Edward J. Joyce
Photo 2: White Sox 2005 World Series Trophy displayed in CBOE lobby. - From left to right, CBOE Vice Chairman Edward T. Tilly; CBOE Chairman and CEO, William J. Brodsky; Mark F. Duffy, Floor Director; Jerry Reinsdorf, Chairman, Chicago White Sox; CBOE President and COO Edward J. Joyce		 Photo 1
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05/04/2006 Awards dinner at which CBOE received the "Exchange of the Year, North America" award for Excellence and Innovation from Structured Products magazine. - From left to right, Arthur Laffer; CBOE Chairman and CEO, William J. Brodsky; Dr. Sharon Brown-Hruska, Commissioner, CFTC Photo
 
05/01/2006 Fuel Tech Inc. officials ring CBOE's opening bell to open trading in options on Fuel Tech Inc. - From left to right, Fuel Tech Inc. President and CEO John Norris; Mike Maley, SVP; CFO and Treasurer Vincent Arnone; CBOE Chairman and CEO, William J. Brodsky Photo
 
04/25/2006 Chicago Board of Trade Officials Ring CBOE's Bell to Open Trading in Options on CBOT Holdings, Inc. - From left to right, CBOE Vice Chairman Edward T. Tilly, CBOT President and CEO Bernard Dan, CBOE President and COO Edward J. Joyce, CBOE Chairman and CEO William J. Brodsky, CBOT Chairman Charles Carey Photo
 
03/05/2006 - 03/08/2006 22nd Annual Risk Management Conference - The 22nd Annual Risk Management Conference was held at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort in Bonita Springs, Florida. Photos




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