CBOE Holdings Reports September 2015 Trading Volume

CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume in September for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange^® (CBOE^®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE^®) was 104.0 million contracts, a decrease of 5 percent from September 2014 and 17 percent from August 2015.    

Total options and futures average daily volume (ADV) at CBOE Holdings for September was 5.0 million contracts, a decrease of 5 percent from September 2014 and 17 percent from August 2015.

CBOE Trading Volume and Market Share

CBOE Volume: September  

• CBOE's ADV for the month was 4.4 million contracts, a decrease of 5 percent from September 2014 and 17 percent from August 2015. Trading volume totaled 92.6 million contracts, a decrease of 5 percent from a year ago and 17 percent from August 2015.
• September ADV in index options increased 36 percent, while exchange-traded product (ETP) options decreased 7 percent and equity options decreased 36 percent versus September 2014. When compared to August 2015, ADV in index options, equity options and ETP options decreased 19 percent, 17 percent and 13 percent, respectively.
• Expanded volume information for CBOE index and ETP options is available at: www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.

CBOE Market Share: September    

• CBOE's market share of total U.S. options industry volume was 26.1 percent in September, a decrease of 0.6 percentage points from September 2014 and unchanged from August 2015.

C2 Trading Volume and Market Share

C2 Volume: September

• C2's September trading volume totaled 6.2 million contracts, a decrease of 19 percent from September 2014 and 21 percent from August 2015.  ADV was 293,704 contracts, a decrease of 19 percent from September 2014 and 21 percent from August 2015.

C2 Market Share: September

• C2 market share of total industry volume in September was 1.7 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from September 2014 and 0.1 of a percentage point from August 2015.

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Trading Volume

CFE Volume: September    

• Total ADV at CFE was 251,376 contracts in September, an increase of 40 percent from September 2014 and a decrease of 18 percent from August 2015. Total volume at CFE for the month was 5.3 million contracts, up 40 percent from the year-ago total and down 18 percent from August 2015.
• Total volume in CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^® Index) futures for September was 5.3 million contracts, up 41 percent from September 2014, but down 17 percent from August 2015. September VIX futures' ADV was 251,207 contracts.

CBOE Holdings Average Revenue Per Contract 

The following represents average revenue per contract 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.

About CBOE Holdings:

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the 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 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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