Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading global markets operator and pioneer in equity and index derivatives, today reported May trading volume statistics across its global business lines.
The data sheet "Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report" contains an overview of certain May trading statistics and market share by business segment, volume in select index products, and RPC/net capture, which is reported on a one-month lag, across business lines.
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Average Daily Trading Volume (ADV) by Month |
Year-To-Date |
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May 2026 |
May 2025 |
% Chg |
Apr |
% |
May 2026 |
May 2025 |
% |
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Multi-listed options (contracts, k) |
15,973 |
12,711 |
25.7 % |
14,374 |
11.1 % |
14,428 |
13,236 |
9.0 % |
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Index options (contracts, k) |
6,011 |
4,330 |
38.8 % |
6,257 |
-3.9 % |
6,136 |
4,745 |
29.3 % |
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Futures (contracts, k)1 |
203 |
166 |
22.4 % |
222 |
-8.8 % |
255 |
244 |
4.3 % |
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U.S. Equities - On-Exchange (matched shares, mn) |
1,824 |
1,861 |
-2.0 % |
1,677 |
8.8 % |
1,877 |
1,785 |
5.2 % |
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U.S. Equities - Off-Exchange (matched shares, mn) |
243 |
128 |
89.4 % |
220 |
10.3 % |
242 |
105 |
129.4 % |
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Canadian Equities (matched shares, k) |
179,437 |
135,088 |
32.8 % |
195,488 |
-8.2 % |
204,573 |
156,851 |
30.4 % |
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European Equities (€, mn) |
14,887 |
12,106 |
23.0 % |
16,624 |
-10.4 % |
16,671 |
14,144 |
17.9 % |
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Australian Equities (AUD, mn) |
1,034 |
879 |
17.5 % |
1,125 |
-8.1 % |
1,151 |
875 |
31.6 % |
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Global FX ($, mn) |
59,610 |
51,047 |
16.8 % |
57,873 |
3.0 % |
65,673 |
54,503 |
20.5 % |
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Cboe Clear Europe Cleared Trades (k) |
136,837 |
123,100 |
11.2 % |
141,289 |
-3.2 % |
712,843 |
702,385 |
1.5 % |
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Cboe Clear Europe Net Settlements (k) |
1,260 |
1,100 |
14.6 % |
1,285 |
-1.9 % |
6,476 |
5,400 |
19.9 % |
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1 In the second quarter of 2025, Digital futures products were transitioned to Cboe Futures Exchange. Futures metrics prior to the second quarter of 2025 exclude Digital futures products. |
May 2026 Trading Volume Highlights
U.S. Options
- Cboe's four options exchanges set a monthly ADV record of 22.0 million contracts in May, driven by record multi-list options ADV (16.0 million) and the third-best monthly ADV in index options (6.0 million).
- S&P 500 Index (SPX) options set a record ADV of 171 thousand contracts during Cboe's Global Trading Hours (GTH) session (8:15 p.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET).
- SPX recorded its second-highest daily volume on May 6, with 6.5 million contracts traded.
Futures
- Cboe® iBoxx® iShares® $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index Futures (IBHY) futures traded a record $5.8 billion in notional value in May.
- Cboe® iBoxx® $ Emerging Market Bond Index (IEMD) futures set a monthly record with $230 million in notional value traded.
