People working with the options exchange were even more effusive.

The Associated Press said it had not received complete information from a number of options exchanges.

Last Tuesday, the futures and options exchanges had been in a quandary.

Others say, however, that the changes are structural and reflect problems with traditional options exchanges.

Chicago's major futures and options exchanges said on Friday that they would follow the new schedules.

By merging, they would create the nation's first futures and options exchange.

The options exchanges strongly wanted to assure that the market would remain open during the final hour of trading.

Because the new tables show trading on all options exchanges, there is a single alphabetical list.

Another change is in the total volume figures for options exchanges.

Reuters will also develop a new network to route orders for the options exchange.