OREANDA-NEWS. August 02, 2016. CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that July average daily volume (ADV) for options contracts traded on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), and futures contracts traded on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) was 4.7 million contracts, a decrease of 2 percent from July 2015 and 9 percent from June 2016.

Trading Volume Highlights: July

  • Equity options traded at CBOE had an ADV of 1.4 million contracts in July, an increase of 13 percent from June 2016.
  • S&P 500® Index (SPX) options had an ADV of 1.1 million contracts in July, an increase of 7 percent from July 2015.
  • SPX options in extended trading hours at CBOE, had an ADV of 2,342 contracts in July, up from 1,781 in June 2016 and 592 in July 2015.
  • CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) futures open interest at CFE reached a new all-time high of 525,144 contracts on July 20, surpassing the previous record of 501,835 contracts on June 7.

Business Developments: July

  • On July 29, CBOE announced plans to broaden data distribution on the widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets (MXEF) and MSCI EAFE (MXEA) Indexes, press release.
  • On July 11, CBOE announced plans to list SPX Monday-expiring Weeklys options, beginning August 15, pending regulatory approval. With the expected introduction of SPX "Monday Weeklys," which will allow investors to hedge their over-the-weekend risks, CBOE will offer SPX options with Monday, Wednesday and Friday weekly expirations, press release.
  • On July 6, CBOE announced that it has created a series of 13 "Enhanced Growth Indexes," the second in a family of options-based strategy performance benchmarks designed to target the outcomes of specific investment strategies. The CBOE S&P 500® Enhanced Growth Indexes measure the performance of a hypothetical portfolio of SPX FLexible EXchange (FLEX®) options designed to provide targeted annual returns, press release.
  • On July 1, CBOE Holdings opened its first international business development office in London, press release.

CBOE Holdings Trading Volume Tables: July

CBOE Holdings Consolidated Trading Volume Current Month

Year-To-Date

(contracts in thousands)

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

June
2016

%
Chg

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

Trading Days

20

22


22


145

146


Total Contracts
(options & futures)

94,405.3

106,476.4

-11%

113,990.9

-17%

676,877.4

673,054.8

1%

Total Options Contracts
(CBOE & C2)

89,929.6

101,457.7

-11%

106,889.5

-16%

642,677.0

645,080.3

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Total Futures Contracts
(CFE)

4,475.7

5,018.7

-11%

7,101.4

-37%

34,200.4

27,974.5

22%










Total ADV
(options & futures)

4,720.3

4,839.8

-2%

5,181.4

-9%

4,668.2

4,610.0

1%

Total Options ADV
(CBOE & C2)

4,496.5

4,611.7

-2%

4,858.6

-7%

4,432.3

4,418.4

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Total Futures ADV
(CFE)

223.8

228.1

-2%

322.8

-31%

235.9

191.6

23%

CBOE Trading Volume Current Month*

Year-To-Date

(contracts in thousands)

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

June
2016

%
Chg

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

Trading Days

20

22


22


145

146


Total Exchange

83,332.4

93,889.8

-11%

99,969.3

-17%

597,407.6

597,580.4

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Total Exchange ADV

4,166.6

4,267.7

-2%

4,544.1

-8%

4,120.1

4,093.0

1%

Equity Options

27,893.2

31,497.6

-11%

27,114.9

3%

193,524.8

226,249.5

-14%

Equity Options ADV

1,394.7

1,431.7

-3%

1,232.5

13%

1,334.7

1,549.7

-14%

Index Options

33,763.5

38,387.4

-12%

44,708.2

-24%

251,017.6

214,161.4

17%

Index Options ADV

1,688.2

1,744.9

-3%

2,032.2

-17%

1,731.2

1,466.9

18%

ETP Options

21,675.7

24,004.8

-10%

28,146.2

-23%

152,865.2

157,169.6

-3%

ETP Options ADV

1,083.8

1,091.1

-1%

1,279.4

-15%

1,054.2

1,076.5

-2%

*Expanded volume information for CBOE index and ETP options is available at: www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.

C2 Trading Volume Current Month

Year-To-Date

(contracts in thousands)

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

June
2016

%
Chg

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

Trading Days

20

22


22


145

146


Total Exchange

6,597.2

7,567.9

-13%

6,920.1

-5%

45,269.3

47,499.9

-5%

Total Exchange ADV

329.9

344.0

-4%

314.6

5%

312.2

325.3

-4%

Equity Options

1,865.3

2,210.5

-16%

1,532.7

22%

11,852.7

14,133.5

-16%

Equity Options ADV

93.3

100.5

-7%

69.7

34%

81.7

96.8

-16%

Index Options

157.5

180.1

-13%

260.7

-40%

1,619.9

798.8

103%

Index Options ADV

7.9

8.2

-4%

11.8

-34%

11.2

5.5

104%

ETP Options

4,574.4

5,177.3

-12%

5,126.8

-11%

31,796.8

32,567.6

-2%

ETP Options ADV

228.7

235.3

-3%

233.0

-2%

219.3

223.1

-2%

CFE Trading Volume Current Month*

Year-To-Date


July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

June
2016

%
Chg

July
2016

July
2015

%
Chg

Trading Days

20

22


22


145

146


VIX Index Futures

Total

4,475,340

5,017,708

-11%

7,100,566

-37%

34,196,042

27,961,761

22%

ADV

223,767

228,078

-2%

322,753

-31%

235,835

191,519

23%

CFE Total Exchange

Total

4,475,738

5,018,696

-11%

7,101,395

-37%

34,200,436

27,974,455

22%

ADV

223,787

228,123

-2%

322,791

-31%

235,865

191,606

23%

*Volume numbers for 2016 now include VIX Weeklys futures totals.

CBOE Holdings Market Share Current Month
(% of total U.S. options industry volume)

Year-To-Date


July
2016

July
2015

% Pt.
Chg

June
2016

% Pt.
Chg

July
2016

July
2015

% Pt.
Chg

Total Exchange (CBOE & C2)

29.1%

26.8%

2.3%

29.1%

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27.2%

27.6%

-0.4%

CBOE

27.0%

24.8%

2.2%

27.2%

-0.2%

25.3%

25.6%

-0.3%

C2

2.1%

2.0%

0.1%

1.9%

0.2%

1.9%

2.0%

-0.1%

Total Equity Options(CBOE & C2)

19.5%

16.7%

2.8%

18.3%

1.2%

18.0%

18.8%

-0.8%

Total Index Options (CBOE & C2)

99.4%

98.8%

0.6%

99.3%

0.1%

99.2%

97.8%

1.4%

Total ETF Options (CBOE & C2)

21.5%

21.2%

0.3%

20.1%

1.4%

19.1%

22.7%

-3.6%

CBOE Holdings Average Revenue Per Contract
The following represents average revenue per contract (RPC) based on a three-month rolling average, reported on a one-month lag. The average revenue per contract represents total transaction fees for CBOE, C2 and CFE recognized for the period divided by total contracts traded during the period. Average transaction fees per contract can be affected by various factors, including exchange fee rates, volume-based discounts and transaction mix by contract type and product type.

(In Dollars)

Three-Month Period Ended

Product:

June
2016

May
2016

April
2016

March
2016

Equity Options

\\$0.700

\\$0.075

\\$0.081

\\$0.085

Index Options

\\$0.701

\\$0.698

\\$0.706

\\$0.720

ETP Options

\\$0.103

\\$0.104

\\$0.111

\\$0.117

Total Options Average Revenue Per Contract

\\$0.328

\\$0.326

\\$0.335

\\$0.346

Futures

\\$1.682

\\$1.721

\\$1.697

\\$1.643

Total Average Revenue Per Contract

\\$0.405

\\$0.394

\\$0.397

\\$0.405

About CBOE Holdings:
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), 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 options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option. Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, FLEX options, and benchmark products such as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE Holdings is home to the world-renowned Options Institute, Livevol options analytics and data tools, and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.

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