CBOE, C2, SPX Options Set Daily Volume Records: Single-Day RUT Options Volume Soars

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that trading volume at the Chicago Board Options Exchange ® (CBOE®) and the C2 Options Exchange (C2) each set a one-day trading record, with CBOE trading an estimated 11,027,570 options contracts and topping a previous single-day record of 10,919,537, set on August 8, 2011.

The all-electronic C2 Options Exchange also established a one-day record, with an estimated 749,563 options changing hands, topping its previous day volume record of 721,478, set October 15, 2014.

In addition, volume in options on CBOE’s S&P 500 Index (SPX) options set a single-day record. The estimated volume of SPX options was 2,980,564 contracts. The previous single-day options record in SPX was set October 15, 2014, with 2,686,964 contracts.

Yesterday, CBOE saw in excess of 259,000 Russell 2000 (RUT) options traded, more than double the average daily volume since CBOE became the exclusive home for RUT options trading on April 1st.