CHICAGO, March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE(®)) today reported that February 2015 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume, both for exchange-wide at CFE and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index(®) (VIX(® )Index), declined from year-ago levels.

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VIX Futures
February average daily volume in VIX futures was 166,547 contracts, a decrease of 23 percent from February 2014 and a decrease of 27 percent from January 2015. Total volume in VIX futures for February was 3.2 million contracts, down 23 percent from a year ago and down 31 percent from the previous month. 



                                          CFE Monthly Volume Summary                                                Year-To-Date
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                       February               February 2014          % Chg      January 2015            % Chg          February 2015             February 2014             % Chg

                                     2015
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    Trading
     Days                              19                         19                                20                                      39                        40
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    VIX Index Futures
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         Total                  3,164,386                  4,119,148       -23%              4,568,728        -31%                   7,733,114                 8,520,974         -9%
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         ADV                      166,547                    216,797       -23%                228,436        -27%                     198,285                   213,024         -7%
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    CFE Total Exchange
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         Total                  3,166,538                  4,123,545       -23%              4,573,650        -31%                   7,740,188                 8,530,616         -9%
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         ADV                      166,660                    217,029       -23%                228,683        -27%                     198,466                   213,265         -7%
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Total CFE
February exchange-wide ADV was 166,660 contracts, a 23-percent decrease from February 2014 and a 27-percent decrease from January 2015. Exchange-wide total volume during the month was 3.2 million contracts, a 23-percent decrease from a year ago and a 31-percent decrease from the previous month.

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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