CHICAGO, Sept. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that August average daily volume (ADV) for options contracts traded on Chicago Board Options Exchange(®) (CBOE(®)) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), and futures contracts traded on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE(®)) was 4.1 million contracts, a decrease of 13 percent from July 2016 and 31 percent from August 2015.

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New CBOE Holdings Monthly Trading Volume Report and RPC Format

Beginning in October, on the second business day of each month, CBOE Holdings plans to issue a press release to give notice when new monthly trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC) data is updated and available on the CBOE website. Going forward, each notice and the posting of data on the website will replace monthly trading volume report press releases. The complete volume and RPC statistics will be available under the Quotes & Data section of www.cboe.com.

Business Developments: August


    --  On August 15, CBOE listed for trading S&P 500(®) Index (SPX)
        Monday-expiring Weeklys(SM) options, which have had an ADV of 32,604
        contracts through the end of August, press release.
    --  CBOE will host its 5(th) annual CBOE Risk Management Conference Europe
        in County Wicklow, Ireland, from September 26 through September 28,
        press release.
    --  On August 17, CFE announced it received approval from the Monetary
        Authority of Singapore (MAS) to be a Registered Market Operator (RMO) in
        Singapore. With this designation, CFE can allow professional investors,
        accredited investors and expert investors, as defined under Singaporean
        law, to become CFE Trading Privilege Holders (TPHs) and access CFE's
        market directly, press release.
    --  On August 15, CBOE announced the launch of the CBOE-SMA Large Cap Index
        (SMLC Index), the first of a series of sentiment-based strategy
        benchmark indexes that measure short-term market momentum based on
        Social Market Analytics' (SMA) social media metrics, press release.

CBOE Holdings Trading Volume Tables: August



                                        CBOE Holdings Consolidated Trading Volume Current Month                                          Year-To-Date
                                        =======================================================                                          ============

    (contracts in thousands)                  August                         August              %         July            %                   August              August              %
                                                          2016                              2015  Chg                2016    Chg                            2016                2015     Chg
    ===                                                   ====                              ====  ===                ====    ===                            ====                ====     ===

    Trading Days                                            23                                21                       20                                    168                 167
    ------------                                           ---                               ---                      ---                                    ---                 ---

    Total Contracts (options & futures)               94,439.1                         125,243.6      -25%       94,405.3           ---                771,316.1           798,298.3          -3%
    ----------------------------------                                                                                           ---

    Total Options Contracts (CBOE & C2)               89,672.4                         118,834.7      -25%       89,929.6           ---                732,349.3           763,915.0          -4%
    ----------------------------------                --------                                                  --------           ---                ---------           ---------          ---

    Total Futures Contracts (CFE)                      4,766.7                           6,408.9      -26%        4,475.7            7%                 38,967.1            34,383.3          13%


    Total ADV (options & futures)                      4,106.0                           5,964.0      -31%        4,720.3          -13%                  4,591.1             4,780.2          -4%
    ----------------------------                       -------                           -------       ---         -------           ---                   -------             -------          ---

    Total Options ADV (CBOE & C2)                      3,898.8                           5,658.8      -31%        4,496.5          -13%                  4,359.2             4,574.3          -5%
                                                       -------

    Total Futures ADV (CFE)                              207.2                             305.2      -32%          223.8           -7%                    231.9               205.9          13%
    ======================                               =====                             =====       ===           =====           ===                     =====               =====          ===


                                 CBOE Trading Volume Current Month*                                                  Year-To-Date
                                  =================================                                                  ============

    (contracts in thousands) August                         August            %         July           %                   August             August             %
                                         2016                            2015  Chg               2016    Chg                           2016               2015     Chg
    ===                                  ====                            ====  ===               ====    ===                           ====               ====     ===

    Trading Days                           23                              21                      20                                   168                167
    ------------                          ---                             ---                     ---                                   ---                ---

    Total Exchange                   82,766.6                       111,068.7      -25%      83,332.4           -1%               680,174.1          708,649.2          -4%
    --------------                                                                                           ---

    Total Exchange ADV                3,598.5                         5,289.0      -32%       4,166.6          -14%                 4,048.7            4,243.4          -5%
    ------------------

    Equity Options                   30,030.8                        31,160.2       -4%      27,893.2            8%               223,555.6          257,409.7         -13%
    --------------                   --------                        --------       ---       --------           ---                ---------          ---------          ---

    Equity Options ADV                1,305.7                         1,483.8      -12%       1,394.7           -6%                 1,330.7            1,541.4         -14%
    ------------------                -------                         -------       ---        -------           ---                  -------            -------          ---

    Index Options                    33,106.8                        51,735.4      -36%      33,763.5           -2%               284,124.3          265,896.8           7%
    -------------                    --------                        --------       ---       --------           ---                ---------          ---------          ---

    Index Options ADV                 1,439.4                         2,463.6      -42%       1,688.2          -15%                 1,691.2            1,592.2           6%
    -----------------                 -------                         -------       ---        -------           ---                  -------            -------          ---

    ETP Options                      19,629.0                        28,173.1      -30%      21,675.7           -9%               172,494.2          185,342.7          -7%
    -----------                      --------                        --------       ---       --------           ---                ---------          ---------          ---

    ETP Options ADV                     853.4                         1,341.6      -36%       1,083.8          -21%                 1,026.8            1,109.8          -7%
    ===============                     =====                         =======       ===        =======           ===                  =======            =======          ===

*Expanded volume information for CBOE index and ETP options is available at: www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.



                               C2 Trading Volume Current Month                                                Year-To-Date
                               ===============================                                                ============

    (contracts in thousands) August                      August         %         July          %                   August            August            %
                                        2016                       2015  Chg              2016    Chg                          2016              2015     Chg
    ===                                 ====                       ====  ===              ====    ===                          ====              ====     ===

    Trading Days                          23                         21                     20                                  168               167
    ------------                         ---                        ---                    ---                                  ---               ---

    Total Exchange                   6,905.9                    7,766.0      -11%      6,597.2            5%               52,175.2          55,265.8          -6%
    --------------                                                                                    ---

    Total Exchange ADV                 300.3                      369.8      -19%        329.9           -9%                  310.6             330.9          -6%
    ------------------

    Equity Options                   1,945.5                    2,326.7      -16%      1,865.3            4%               13,798.2          16,460.2         -16%
    --------------                   -------                    -------       ---       -------           ---                --------          --------          ---

    Equity Options ADV                  84.6                      110.8      -24%         93.3           -9%                   82.1              98.6         -17%
    ------------------                  ----                      -----       ---          ----           ---                    ----              ----          ---

    Index Options                      158.9                      208.1      -24%        157.5            1%                1,778.8           1,006.9          77%
    -------------                      -----                      -----       ---         -----           ---                 -------           -------          ---

    Index Options ADV                    6.9                        9.9      -30%          7.9          -12%                   10.6               6.0          76%
    -----------------                    ---                        ---       ---           ---           ---                    ----               ---          ---

    ETP Options                      4,801.5                    5,231.1       -8%      4,574.4            5%               36,598.2          37,798.7          -3%
    -----------                      -------                    -------       ---       -------           ---                --------          --------          ---

    ETP Options ADV                    208.8                      249.1      -16%        228.7           -9%                  217.8             226.3          -4%
    ===============                    =====                      =====       ===         =====           ===                   =====             =====          ===


                                        CFE Trading Volume Current Month*                                      Year-To-Date
                                        ================================                                       ============

                       August                     August                  %         July            %                August              August              %
                                   2016                          2015      Chg                2016    Chg                         2016                2015     Chg
                                   ====                          ====      ===                ====    ===                         ====                ====     ===

    Trading
     Days                            23                            21                           20                                 168                 167
    =======                         ---                           ---                          ---                                 ---                 ---

    VIX Index Futures
    -----------------

         Total                4,766,281                     6,404,254          -26%      4,475,340         7%               38,962,323          34,366,015         13%
         -----                ---------                     ---------           ---       ---------        ---                ----------          ----------         ---

         ADV                    207,230                       304,964          -32%        223,767        -7%                  231,919             205,785         13%
         ===                    =======                       =======           ===         =======        ===                   =======             =======         ===

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

         Total                4,766,703                     6,408,878          -26%      4,475,738         7%               38,967,139          34,383,333         13%
         -----                ---------                     ---------           ---       ---------        ---                ----------          ----------         ---

         ADV                    207,248                       305,185          -32%        223,787        -7%                  231,947             205,888         13%
         ===                    =======                       =======           ===         =======        ===                   =======             =======         ===

*Volume numbers for 2015 and 2016 now include VIX Weeklys futures totals.



                           CBOE Holdings Market Share Current Month                                             Year-To-Date
                          (% of total U.S. options industry volume)
                           ========================================

                   August                   August                  % Pt.         July          % Pt.                 August            August             % Pt.
                            2016                       2015            Chg                2016      Chg                          2016               2015         Chg
                            ====                       ====            ===                ====      ===                          ====               ====         ===

    Total Exchange
     (CBOE & C2)           27.7%                     27.9%                -0.2%        29.1%          -1.4%                  27.3%             27.6%              -0.3%
    --------------          ----                       ----                  ----          ----            ----                    ----               ----               ----

         CBOE              25.6%                     26.1%                -0.5%        27.0%          -1.4%                  25.3%             25.6%              -0.3%
         ----               ----                       ----                  ----          ----            ----                    ----               ----               ----

         C2                 2.1%                      1.8%                 0.3%         2.1%            ---                   1.9%              2.0%              -0.1%
    --                       ---                        ---                   ---           ---             ---                    ---                ---               ----

    Total Equity
     Options (CBOE
     & C2)                 19.1%                     16.7%                 2.4%        19.5%          -0.4%                  18.1%             18.5%              -0.4%
    --------------          ----                       ----                   ---          ----            ----                    ----               ----               ----

    Total Index
     Options (CBOE
     & C2)                 99.1%                     98.5%                 0.6%        99.4%          -0.3%                  99.2%             98.0%               1.2%
    --------------          ----                       ----                   ---          ----            ----                    ----               ----                ---

    Total ETF
     Options (CBOE
     & C2)                 20.1%                     19.3%                 0.8%        21.5%          -1.4%                  19.2%             22.1%              -2.9%
    ==============          ====                       ====                   ===          ====            ====                    ====               ====               ====

CBOE Holdings Average Revenue Per Contract
The following represents average revenue per contract (RPC) based on a three-month rolling average, reported on a one-month lag. The average RPC 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
     --------      ------------------------

    Product:                 July           June        May        April
                                       2016        2016       2016          2016
    ---

     Equity
     Options                         $0.063      $0.070     $0.075        $0.081
     -------                         ------      ------     ------        ------

     Index
     Options                         $0.704      $0.701     $0.698        $0.706
     -------                         ------      ------                  ------

     ETP
     Options                         $0.096      $0.103     $0.104        $0.111
     -------                         ------      ------     ------        ------

          Total
          Options
          Average
          Revenue
          Per
          Contract                   $0.326      $0.328     $0.326        $0.335
          --------                   ------      ------     ------        ------

    Futures                          $1.677      $1.682     $1.721        $1.697
    -------                          ------      ------     ------        ------

          Total
          Average
          Revenue
          Per
          Contract                   $0.401      $0.405     $0.394        $0.397
          ========                   ======      ======     ======        ======

About CBOE Holdings:
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (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 options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) and S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option. Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, Weeklys 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, Livevol options analytics and data tools, and www.cboe.com, the go-to place for options and volatility trading resources.



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