Trading volume at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) set a new record
yesterday amidst heavy trading in options on the Nasdaq 100 Index (DJX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJX). An estimated 2,363,737 option contracts traded today, topping the previous record of 2,336,415 option contracts, which was set on Friday, March 16, 2000. Other volume leaders included options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX), as well as options on America Online (AOL), CISCO Systems (CSCO) and Microsoft (MSFT).
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.
