CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported two new single-day volume records:
- Options on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) established an all-time, single-day volume record of an estimated 2,367,764 contracts traded. Today's record volume surpassed the previous record of 1,797,052 contracts traded on October 8, 2013.
- C2 Options Exchange (C2SM) set an estimated daily record of 662,195 contracts traded, surpassing the previous record of 623,314 contracts traded on April 19, 2013.
VIX Index futures recorded their second-best day ever, with estimated volume of 355,578 contracts. VIX futures' most active day remains 449,955 contracts traded on April 15, 2013.
In monthly volume reports released today, CBOE Holdings also reported that both VIX options and VIX futures established volume records in January. VIX options ADV was a record 791,978 contracts, and VIX futures was a monthly volume record totaling 4.40 million contracts. For more information, see:http://www.cboe.com/AboutCBOE/MediaHub/press-releases.aspx.