CBOE Breaks Daily Volume Record

A record number of stock option contracts traded at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) on Friday, December 17. A total of 1,664,493 stock option contracts (equivalent to 166 million shares of stock) traded during the December expiration session, beating the previous record equity volume of 1,651,165 contracts set on November 19, 1999. Total option volume at CBOE on Friday was an estimated 1,922,275 contracts. CBOE, the world's largest options marketplace and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE site on the World Wide Web at http://www.cboe.com.