The CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX) today reported that trading volume on Tuesday, August 24 totaled a daily record of 118.8 million shares. This is the first time since CBSX launched in 2007 that daily volume has exceeded 100 million shares in a single day.
CBSX share volume recently has established new records on several trading days: August 20 (90.8 million shares); August 12 (63.7 million shares); and July 23 (59.8 million shares).
The CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC (CBSX) offers trading in more than 7,700 equities and exchange traded funds (ETFs) listed on U.S. securities markets. CBSX operates as a facility of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and uses CBOE's technology platform, which enables options traders to reduce the cost of equity trading. For equity traders, CBSX provides the opportunity to trade directly with CBOE's equity options order flow. CBSX (www.cbsx.com) is owned by CBOE and a consortium of financial entities.
