CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE(®)) today reported that September average daily volume (ADV) was up 40 percent from September 2014, but down 18 percent from August 2015, when CFE recorded its second-busiest month of all time.

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VIX Futures

Total volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index(®) (VIX(®) Index) for September was 5.3 million contracts, up 41 percent from September 2014, but a decrease of 17 percent from August 2015. September VIX futures' ADV was 251,207 contracts. 



                       CFE Monthly Volume Summary                                  Year-To-Date
                       ==========================                                  ============

                                                  September September  % Chg   August  2015   % Chg                 September        % Chg

                                                       2015       2014                                   September          2014

                                                                                                2015
                                                                                                ====

    Trading
     Days                                                21         21                     21                    188           188
    -------                                             ---        ---                    ---                    ---           ---

    VIX Index Futures
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         Total                                    5,275,344  3,749,156     41%      6,391,571      -17%   39,626,318    35,432,804          12%
         -----                                    ---------  ---------     ---       ---------       ---    ----------    ----------          ---

         ADV                                        251,207    178,531     41%        304,361    ­­-17%     210,778       188,472          12%
         ===                                        =======    =======     ===         =======     =====      =======       =======          ===

    CFE Total Exchange
    ------------------

         Total                                    5,278,891  3,758,849     40%      6,408,878      -18%   39,662,224    35,492,717          12%
         -----                                    ---------  ---------     ---       ---------       ---    ----------    ----------          ---

         ADV                                        251,376    178,993     40%        305,185      -18%      210,969       188,791          12%
         ===                                        =======    =======     ===         =======       ===       =======       =======          ===

Total CFE

Exchangewide ADV at CFE was 251,376 contracts in September, an increase of 40 percent from September 2014 and down 18 percent from August 2015. Exchangewide total volume for the month was 5.3 million contracts, up 40 percent from the year-ago total and down 18 percent from August 2015.

Extended Trading Hours

Trading activity in VIX futures during non-U.S. trading hours fell in September from the prior month, but extended trading hours still represented 10 percent of total VIX volume, unchanged from August 2015. Monthly ADV was 25,070 contracts, down from a record 30,500 contracts traded in August. Total September monthly volume was 526,465 contracts.

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/.

CBOE-EF

CBOE(®), Chicago Board Options Exchange(®), CFE(®), Execute Success(®), CBOE Volatility Index(®) and VIX(®) are registered trademarks, and CBOE Futures Exchange(SM), Weeklys(SM), CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index(SM), CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index(SM), VX(SM), VA(SM), TYVIX(SM), VXTY(SM), RVX(SM), and VU(SM) are service marks of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE).

Standard & Poor's(®), S&P(®) and S&P 500(®) are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC and have been licensed for use by CBOE and CFE. Russell(®) and Russell 2000(®) are registered trademarks of the Frank Russell Company, used under license. CBOT is a trademark of CME Group, Inc. (CME). CBOE has, with the permission of CME, used such trademark in the CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index. CME makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in any investment product that is based on such index. All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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