CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE(®)) today reported that July 2014 was the second-busiest month all-time for total trading volume exchange-wide at CFE and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index(®) (VIX(® )Index).

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VIX Futures
Average daily volume in VIX futures was 196,990 contracts during July, an increase of 48 percent from July 2013 and an increase of 13 percent from June 2014. Total volume in VIX futures during July was 4.33 million contracts, up 48 percent from July 2013 and up 19 percent from June 2014. July's total volume stands as the second most-active month all-time, trailing only the 4.4 million contracts in January 2014. 


                                      CFE Monthly Volume Summary                                     Year-To-Date
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                       July                   July               %        June            %                 July               July              %
                                 2014                       2013  Chg               2014    Chg                         2014              2013     Chg
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    Trading
     Days                          22                         22                      21                                 146               146
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    VIX Index Futures
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         Total              4,333,778                  2,921,386      48%      3,651,762        19%               27,126,722        23,585,093         15%
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         ADV                  196,990                    132,790      48%        173,893        13%                  185,799           161,542         15%
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    CFE Total Exchange
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         Total              4,342,089                  2,965,509      46%      3,657,036        19%               27,167,629        23,720,761         15%
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         ADV                  197,368                    134,796      46%        174,145        13%                  186,080           162,471         15%
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Total CFE
Exchange-wide ADV during July was 197,368 contracts, a 46-percent increase from a year ago and a 13-percent increase from June 2014. Exchange-wide total volume during the month was 4.34 million contracts, a 46-percent increase from July 2013 and a 19-percent increase from June 2014. In terms of total volume, July ranks as the second-busiest month all-time, trailing only the 4.4 million contracts traded in January 2014.

VIX Futures 24-Hour Trading
In July, the first full month of nearly 24-hour trading in VIX futures, volume outside of regular U.S. trading hours averaged more than 19,000 contracts per day, accounting for approximately 10 percent of CFE's total daily volume.

On August 1, CFE reported record trading volume in VIX futures during non-U.S. trading hours, with an estimated 68,033 contracts changing hands overnight. Today's record surpassed the previous record in non-U.S. trading hours of 59,505 contracts set on July 10, 2014.

On June 22, CFE expanded VIX futures trading hours to nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week. The trading week for VIX futures at CFE now begins each Sunday at 5:00 p.m. CT and ends each Friday at 3:15 p.m. CT. Monday through Thursday, CFE closes for 15 minutes at 3:15 p.m. CT before the "new" trading day begins at 3:30 p.m. CT. After Friday's 3:15 p.m. CT close, CFE remains closed until the start of the new trading week at 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday. See CFE Regulatory Circular RG14-017 for additional information.

About CBOE Futures Exchange
CBOE Futures Exchange currently offers nine contracts: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures (VX), CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST) futures, S&P 500 Variance futures (VA), 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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