CBOE Sets New S&P 500 Index Options (SPX) Trading Record - Friday's Volume Of 716,375 Contracts Is Busiest Day Ever - Open Interest Stood At 7.34 Million Friday Morning

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that trading volume in options on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index options (SPX) set a new record today, Friday, August 19, with approximately 716,375 contracts reported. The previous record of 518,225 was set earlier this year, on April 14th. Average daily volume in SPX options for the year so far has been 255,888 contracts. Open interest in SPX options stood at 7,340,141 contracts (2,646,147 calls and 4,693,994 puts) at CBOE this morning.

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