CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS NOTE: In the news release, "CBOE Holdings Reports
CBOE Holdings Reports March 2015 Trading Volume
- Total Volume of 94.9 Million Contracts Traded
- ADV of 4.3 Million Contacts Down From Prior Month, Year Ago
CHICAGO, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume during March for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange(®) (CBOE(®)) and C2 Options Exchange(SM) (C2(SM)) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE(®)) was 94.9 million contracts, an increase of seven percent versus February 2015 and a decrease of 12 percent from March 2014.
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Total options and futures average daily volume (ADV) at CBOE Holdings during March was 4.3 million contracts, a decrease of seven percent from February 2015 and a decrease of 16 percent from March 2014.
CBOE Holdings Consolidated Trading Volume Year-To-Date
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(Contracts in thousands) Mar 2015 Mar % Chg Feb % Chg Mar Mar % Chg
2014 2015 2015 2014
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Trading Days 22 21 19 61 61
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Total Contracts 94,937.1 107,862.8 -12% 88,507.4 7% 290,684.3 342,817.3 -15%
(options & futures)
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Total Options Contracts 91,248.7 104,001.7 -12% 85,340.9 7% 279,255.7 330,425.6 -15%
(CBOE & C2)
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Total Futures Contracts 3,688.4 3,861.1 -4% 3,166.5 16% 11,428.6 12,391.7 -8%
(CFE)
Total ADV 4,315.4 5,136.4 -16% 4,658.3 -7% 4,765.4 5,620.9 -15%
(options & futures)
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Total Options ADV 4,147.7 4,952.5 -16% 4,491.6 -8% 4,578.0 5,416.8 -15%
(CBOE & C2)
Total Futures ADV 167.7 183.9 -9% 166.7 1% 187.4 203.1 -8%
(CFE)
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CBOE Trading Volume and Market Share
CBOE Volume: March
-- CBOE's ADV during the month was 3.8 million contracts, down eight
percent from February 2015 and down 18 percent from March 2014.
Exchange-wide trading volume totaled 84.4 million contracts, an increase
of six percent from the previous month and a decline of 15 percent from
a year ago.
-- During the month, ADV in exchange-traded product (ETP) options increased
two percent, index options declined eight percent and equity options
declined 14 percent from February 2015.
-- Expanded volume information for CBOE index and ETP options is available
at: www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.
CBOE Trading Volume Current Month Year-To-Date
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(contracts in thousands) Mar Mar % Chg Feb % Chg Mar Mar % Chg
2015 2014 2015 2015 2014
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Trading Days 22 21 19 61 61
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Total Exchange 84,445.3 98,820.4 -15% 79,692.6 6% 259,654.0 312,424.6 -17%
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Total Exchange ADV 3,838.4 4,705.7 -18% 4,194.3 -8% 4,256.6 5,121.7 -17%
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Equity Options 33,439.1 40,864.1 -18% 33,769.4 -1% 104,671.8 129,833.2 -19%
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Equity Options ADV 1,520.0 1,945.9 -22% 1,777.3 -14% 1,715.9 2,128.4 -19%
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Index Options 27,682.4 32,773.9 -16% 26,125.8 6% 85,159.8 106,583.5 -20%
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Index Options ADV 1,258.3 1,560.7 -19% 1,375.0 -8% 1,396.1 1,747.3 -20%
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ETP Options 23,323.8 25,182.5 -7% 19,797.3 18% 69,822.3 76,007.8 -8%
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ETP Options ADV 1,060.2 1,199.2 -12% 1,042.0 2% 1,144.6 1,246.0 -8%
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CBOE Market Share: March
-- CBOE's market share of total U.S. options industry volume was 25.1
percent in March 2015, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from February
2015 and a decrease of 2.7 percentage points from March 2014.
CBOE Market Share Current Month Year-To-Date
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Mar 2015 Mar 2014 % Pt. Chg Feb 2015 % Pt. Chg Mar 2015 Mar 2014 % Pt. Chg
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Total Exchange 25.1% 27.8% -2.7% 26.3% -1.2% 26.2% 28.7% -2.5%
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Equity Options 18.6% 21.1% -2.5% 19.3% -0.7% 19.1% 21.4% -2.3%
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Index Options 96.0% 96.6% -0.6% 95.8% 0.2% 96.0% 97.1% -1.1%
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ETP Options 18.2% 19.7% -1.5% 19.7% -1.5% 19.6% 20.4% -0.8%
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C2 Trading Volume and Market Share
C2 Volume: March
-- C2's March trading volume totaled 6.8 million contracts, up 20 percent
from February 2015 and up 31 percent from March 2014. ADV was 309,244
contracts, a four-percent increase from February 2015 and a 25-percent
increase from March 2014.
C2 Trading Volume Current Month Year-To-Date
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(contracts in thousands) Mar 2015 Mar 2014 % Chg Feb % Chg Mar Mar % Chg
2015 2015 2014
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Trading Days 22 21 19 61 61
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Total Exchange 6,803.4 5,181.2 31% 5,648.3 20% 19,601.7 18,001.0 9%
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Total Exchange ADV 309.2 246.7 25% 297.3 4% 321.3 295.1 9%
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Equity Options 1,923.0 739.0 160% 1,823.3 5% 5,618.5 2,237.6 151%
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Equity Options ADV 87.4 35.2 148% 96.0 -9% 92.1 36.7 151%
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Index Options 72.5 36.5 98% 43.3 67% 182.7 106.0 72%
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Index Options ADV 3.3 1.7 89% 2.3 44% 3.0 1.7 72%
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ETP Options 4,807.8 4,405.7 9% 3,781.7 27% 13,800.5 15,657.3 -12%
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ETP Options ADV 218.5 209.8 4% 199.0 10% 226.2 256.7 -12%
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C2 Market Share: March
-- C2 market share of total industry volume in March 2015 was 2.0 percent,
up 0.1 of a percentage point from February 2015 and a gain of 0.5 of a
percentage point from March 2014.
C2 Market Share Current Month Year-To-Date
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Mar 2015 Mar 2014 % Pt. Chg Feb 2015 % Pt. Chg Mar 2015 Mar 2014 % Pt. Chg
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Total Exchange 2.0% 1.5% 0.5% 1.9% 0.1% 2.0% 1.7% 0.3%
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Equity Options 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% 1.0% 0.1% 1.0% 0.4% 0.6%
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Index Options 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
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ETP Options 3.7% 3.4% 0.3% 3.8% -0.1% 3.9% 4.2% -0.3%
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CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Trading Volume
CFE Volume: March
-- 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.
-- March ADV in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index(®) (VIX(® )Index)
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.
CBOE Holdings Average Revenue Per Contract
The following represents average transaction fee per contract based on a three-month rolling average, reported on a one-month lag. The average transaction fee 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
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Product: Feb-15 Jan-15 Dec-14 Nov-14
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Equity Options $0.070 $0.069 $0.068 $0.074
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Index Options $0.704 $0.702 $0.696 $0.692
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ETP Options $0.115 $0.111 $0.105 $0.107
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Total Options
Average
Revenue Per
Contract $0.283 $0.279 $0.284 $0.279
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Futures $1.649 $1.647 $1.616 $1.628
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Total Average
Revenue Per
Contract $0.340 $0.333 $0.340 $0.331
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About CBOE Holdings:
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (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 S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option, and options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index). Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys options, LEAPS 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 and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.
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