CHICAGO, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE(®)) today reported that June 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both exchangewide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index(®) (VIX(® )Index), rose from last month and from year-ago levels. June total volumes hit highs for 2015, surpassing previous monthly highs set in January.

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VIX Futures
June ADV in VIX futures was 210,963 contracts, an increase of 21 percent from both May 2015 and June 2014. Total volume in VIX futures for June was 4.6 million contracts, an increase of 33 percent from the previous month and 27 percent from a year ago. 



                                      CFE Monthly Volume Summary                                             Year-To-Date
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                       June                   June               % Chg     May 2015            % Chg                                    June              % Chg

                                 2015                       2014                                                      June                       2014

                                                                                                                               2015
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    Trading
     Days                          22                         21                           20                                     124               124
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    VIX Index Futures
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         Total              4,641,194                  3,651,762       27%          3,498,454           33%                22,944,053        22,792,944             1%
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         ADV                  210,963                    173,893       21%            174,923           21%                   185,033           183,814             1%
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    CFE Total Exchange
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         Total              4,641,754                  3,657,036       27%          3,499,445           33%                22,955,759        22,825,540             1%
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         ADV                  210,989                    174,145       21%            174,972           21%                   185,127           184,077             1%
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Total CFE
Exchangewide ADV at CFE was 210,989 contracts in June, an increase of 21 percent from both May 2015 and June 2014. Exchangewide total volume for the month was 4.6 million contracts, an increase of 33 percent from the previous month and 27 percent from the year-ago total.

About CBOE Futures Exchange
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) offers contracts on CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures (VX), S&P 500 Variance futures (VA), CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index (TYVIX) futures (VXTY) and CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) futures (VU).

VIX futures are available for trading nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week at CFE, beginning Sunday at 5:00 p.m. CT and ending Friday at 3:15 p.m. CT. CFE closes for 15 minutes between 3:15 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Thursday, after which the next trading day begins at 3:30 p.m. CT. For additional details on extended trading hours, see www.cboe.com/ETH.

CFE, an all-electronic market, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE). 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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