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CBOE Holdings Reports September 2012 Consolidated Trading Volume: 92.9 Million Total Contracts - 4.9 Million Contracts ADV

Date 01/10/2012
- CBOE Holdings Volume Up 23% from August
- VIX Futures - Busiest Month Ever, ADV Up 170% from Year Ago
KCBT HRW Wheat Futures & Options Open Interest Increases In September

Date 01/10/2012

Kansas City Board of Trade HRW wheat futures and options open interest increased during the month of September when compared to last month.
CFE To Launch S&P 500 Variance Futures On October 4 - New Contract Mirrors Quoting Conventions And Economic Performance Of Over-The-Counter S&P 500 Variance Swaps

Date 01/10/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that it will launch trading in S&P 500 Variance futures on Thursday, October 4, pending regulatory approval.
BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For September

Date 01/10/2012

In the month of September, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 268,423 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $155,991 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.0 MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $401 MM since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of September was 571,697 contracts.
BM&FBOVESPA Begins Trading In The S&P 500 Futures Contract - S&P 500 Futures Contract, Derivative

Date 01/10/2012

This Monday, October 01, BM&FBOVESPA begins trading in the S&P 500 futures contract settled in cash to the price of the S&P 500 Index futures contract, listed and traded on the CME Group. This is the first futures contract traded on the Brazilian Exchange to reference a U.S. stock index.

ISE Reports Business Activity For September 2012

Date 01/10/2012
- ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in September with market share of 18.2%, excluding dividend trades.
- Dividend trades made up 8.8% of industry volume in September 2012.
Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #12-05: Consolidated Audit Trail Industry Event

Date 01/10/2012

The national securities exchanges and FINRA (collectively the “SROs”) together are hosting an industry event to discuss SEC Rule 613 requiring the creation of a Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). This event is being held in New York City and is open to all industry and other interested participants. Please note that the event is closed to the media.
Remarks Before The Financial Markets Law Committee Seminar At The Bank Of England, London, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/10/2012

Good afternoon, Lord Hoffman, I appreciate that kind introduction. I would like to thank the Financial Markets Law Committee for the invitation to speak today.

Average Daily Volume Of 10.2 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In September

Date 01/10/2012

In September 2012, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.2 million contracts (September 2011: 12.4 million). Of those, 7.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (September 2011: 9.1 million), and 2.7 million contracts (September 2011: 3.3 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).

The Options Industry Council Announces Average Daily Options Trading Volume Declined 7 Percent In September

Date 01/10/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 17,348,823 contracts were traded on average each day in September, a 6.9 percent decline from the 18,630,087 contract average in September 2011, and the highest average recorded since February.