The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that trading volume in S&P 500® Index options (SPX) contracts on Thursday, May 20 established a new daily record with 2,187,004 contracts traded. Thursday's SPX record surpasses the previous daily volume record of 2,170,870 contracts traded on October 6, 2008. Additionally, on Wednesday, May 19, SPX volume totaled 2,146,625 contracts, the third-highest volume day in the contract's history.
Thursday marked CBOE's second-most-active trading day overall as Exchange volume totaled 10,191,893 contracts. On May 6, CBOE registered its highest volume day ever with 10,571,568 contracts traded.
ETF options at CBOE also recorded a new single-day volume record on Thursday, as 3,528,232 contracts changed hands, surpassing the May 6 record of 3,422,162 ETF options traded.
Other Volume Records at CBOE in May
- ETF options volume at CBOE set a new daily record with 3,422,162 contracts traded on May 6. The previous daily volume record was 3,362,681 contracts traded on September 17, 2008.
- CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), home of CBOE Volatility Index® futures, recorded two back-to-back weeks of record trading volume. From May 3 through May 7, CFE volume totaled 155,672 contracts, surpassing the week of April 26 through 30 when 80,503 contracts changed hands. On May 7, CFE also established an all-time daily volume record of 46,046 contracts.
- Volume in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) futures set back-to-back single-day trading records on May 6 and May 7, with 44,728 contracts and 45,976 contracts traded, respectively. These totals exceeded the old record of 27,550 contracts from April 27, 2010.
