CBOE Futures Exchange Reports March 2015 Trading Volume

- 3.7 Million VIX Futures Contracts Traded

- VIX Futures ADV, Total Volume Up From Prior Month

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Apr 01, 2015, 04:50 ET

CHICAGO, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE^®) today reported that March 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both exchange-wide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®Index), increased from last month, although the totals declined from year-ago levels.

VIX Futures
March average daily volume in VIX futures was 167,591 contracts, an increase of one percent from February 2015 and a decrease of nine percent from March 2014. Total volume in VIX futures for March was 3.7 million contracts, up 17 percent from the previous month and down four percent from a year ago.

CFE Monthly Volume Summary						Year-To-Date
	March 2015	March 2014	% Chg	February 2015	% Chg	March 2015	March 2014	% Chg
Trading Days	22	21		19		61	61
VIX Index Futures
Total	3,686,993	3,855,851	-4%	3,164,386	17%	11,420,107	12,376,825	-8%
ADV	167,591	183,612	-9%	166,547	1%	187,215	202,899	-8%
CFE Total Exchange
Total	3,688,432	3,861,118	-4%	3,166,538	16%	11,428,620	12,391,734	-8%
ADV	167,656	183,863	-9%	166,660	1%	187,352	203,143	-8%

Total CFE
March exchange-wide ADV at CFE was 167,656 contracts, a one-percent increase from February 2015 and a nine-percent decrease from March 2014. Exchange-wide total volume during the month was 3.7 million contracts, a 16-percent increase from the previous month and a four-percent decrease from a year ago.

About CBOE Futures Exchange
CBOE Futures Exchange currently offers 10 contracts: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures (VX), CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST) futures (VSW), S&P 500 Variance futures (VA), CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index (VXTYN) futures (VXTY), CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (VXN) futures (VN), CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) futures (VU), CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index (GVZ) security futures (GV), CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index (OVX) security futures (OV), CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (VXEEM) security futures (VXEM) and CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index (VXEWZ) security futures (VXEW).

CFE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), offers an all-electronic, open-access market model, with traders providing liquidity and making markets. CFE is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and all trades are cleared by the OCC. More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: http://cfe.cboe.com/.

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