"Since surpassing the 100,000 contract benchmark on January 31, CFE has seen a consistent increase in trading volume. As CFE continues to connect new customers to its trading platform, we expect volume and open increase will continue to grow," said CFE Managing Director Patrick Fay. "Also, CFE will soon announce several new products that will bring new customers to the Exchange."
CFE, which launched on March 26, 2004, is a new, all-electronic futures exchange offering futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), CBOE S&P 500 Three-Month Variance (VT), the CBOE China Index (CX), Russell 1000 Index (RN) and Mini-Russell 2000 Index (RT).
CFE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated, offering an all-electronic exchange, open access market model, with traders providing liquidity and making markets.CFE trades are cleared by the triple-A rated Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). CBOE Futures Exchange, the newest futures exchange in the world, is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: http://www.cboe.com/CFE
