The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced that Wednesday, November 3, was the busiest trading day in CFE's history. The 46,386 contracts that changed hands today surpassed the previous record of 46,046 contracts traded on May 7, 2010.
CFE's average daily volume (ADV) during October was 22,824 contracts and year-to-date ADV through the end of October was 14,807 contracts.
CFE currently offers five different contracts, including: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) futures, Weekly options on VIX futures (VOW), CBOE mini-VIX futures (VM), CBOE S&P 500 3-Month Variance futures (VT) and CBOE S&P 500 12-Month Variance futures (VA).
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 trades are cleared by the AAA-rated Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). CBOE Futures Exchange is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: www.cboe.com/CFE.