On a year-to-date basis, average daily volume was 4,443,863 contracts traded per day, an increase of 31% compared to the same period last year.Total contracts traded at CBOE year-to-date through April 2008 were up 35% to 368,840,599 contracts, up from 274,011,826 contracts a year-ago.
During April, total volume in equity options was 48,411,293 contracts traded, surpassing the 39,734,625 contracts traded in April 2007 by 22%.Average daily volume in equity options for the month was 2,200,513 contracts traded per day, an increase of 11% over the 1,986,731 contracts per day during April 2007.
|
Apr 2008 Volume (22 days) |
% Change vs Apr 2007 (20 days) |
% Change vs Mar 2008 (20 days) |
Year-To-Date Volume (83 days) |
% Change vs 2007 (81 days) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Industry Total |
281,722,376 |
+43% |
-0.1% |
1,165,305,530 |
+45% |
CBOE Total |
86,329,324 |
+26% |
-7% |
368,840,599 |
+35% |
CBOE Total ADV |
3,924,060 |
+15% |
-16% |
4,443,863 |
+31% |
Equity |
48,411,293 |
+22% |
+4% |
190,179,671 |
+25% |
Equity ADV |
2,200,513 |
+11% |
-5% |
2,291,321 |
+22% |
Cash-Settled Index |
17,922,584 |
+9% |
-7% |
77,807,907 |
+15% |
Cash-Settled IndexADV |
814,663 |
-1% |
-15% |
937,445 |
+12% |
ETF Options |
19,995,251 |
+63% |
-27% |
100,851,428 |
+86% |
ETF Options ADV |
908,875 |
+48% |
-34% |
1,215,077 |
+81% |
Exchange Open Interest |
248,235,690 |
+12% |
+5% |
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CBOE's Market Share During April Was 30.6%
In April, CBOE's market share of total industry volume was 30.6%, which was down 2.4 percentage points from March 2008.In equity options, CBOE's April market share was 25.2%, down 1.6 percentage points from the previous month.
CBOE Market Share |
Apr 2008 Market Share |
% Change vs Apr 2007 |
% Change vs Mar 2008 |
Year-To-Date Market Share |
% Change vs 2007 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exchange |
30.6% |
-4.2% |
-2.4% |
31.7% |
-2.3% |
|
Equity |
25.2% |
-2.0% |
-1.6% |
25.3% |
-0.7% |
|
Index & ETF (multiple listings only) |
31.3% |
-10.6% |
-4.0% |
34.3% (last 12 months) |
-6.5% |
April Highlights: Volume In VIX Options Rose 80%, CBOE Announced Plans To Trade Binary Options On Broad-Based Indexes
- The top five most actively traded equity options during April were Apple Inc. (AAPL), Citigroup, Inc. (C), Yahoo, Inc. (YHOO), General Electric (GE) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT).
- The top five most-actively traded index and ETF options at CBOE during April were S&P 500 Index (SPX), Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPY), iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM), PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQQ), and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
- During April 2008, volume in the Financial Select SPDRs (XLF) totaled 1,864,239 contracts, up 797% over April 2007's volume of 207,717 contracts.Year-to-date, volume in XLF options stands at 7,337,456 contracts traded, 921% ahead of the same period last year.
- Total volume for the month in VIX options was 1,998,618 contracts, up 80% over April 2007's volume of 1,111,136 contracts.Average daily volume was 90,846 contracts in April 2008, up 64% compared to the 55,557 contracts per day a year-ago.
- On April 8, CBOE announced it submitted a rule filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to begin trading binary options on broad-based indexes.CBOE initially plans to list binary options on the S&P 500 Index and, in the future, on other broad-based indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average. CBOE binary options contracts, on which calls will be listed first, pay either a fixed cash settlement amount if the underlying index settles at or above the strike price at expiration, or nothing at all if the underlying index settles below the strike price at expiration. The anticipated launch date is June 24, 2008.
- During April, 38 CBOE memberships, or seats, were traded.For the month, the highest seat price was $2,700,000 on April 1, 2008.For the year, a total of 60 CBOE seats have been traded, with the high being $3,125,000 on January 2, 2008.
- On April 21, CBOE reported record revenues and earnings for the first quarter of 2008.This marked the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year, double-digit gains for CBOE.Pre-tax profits totaled $52.8 million for the first quarter, a 74-percent increase over $30.3 million for the same period a year ago. Net income for the first quarter was $30.6 million compared to $17.6 million for first-quarter 2007, also up 74 percent.Record quarterly revenues totaled $104.3 million on volume of 282.5 million contracts versus revenues of $77.8 million on volume of 205.6 million contracts during first-quarter 2007, a 34-percent revenue increase.
- April 26 marked the 35th anniversary of CBOE and the options industry.On its first day of trading, April 26, 1973, CBOE listed options on 16 stocks:AT&T, Atlantic Richfield, Brunswick, Eastman Kodak, Ford, Gulf Western, Loew Corp., McDonald's, Merck, Northwest Airlines, Pennzoil, Polaroid, Sperry Rand, Texas Instruments, Upjohn and Xerox, and traded a total of 911 contracts.
- Volume at the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) was 103,438 contracts traded during April, an increase of 148% over April 2007's volume of 41,644 contracts.Average daily volume was 4,701 contracts.Monthly volume in CBOE Volatility Index (ticker VX) futures was 96,675 contracts traded, which was up 153% over the April 2007 volume of 38,262 contracts.
- At the CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX), April trading volume totaled 230,297,233 shares traded, down 6% from the March 2008 volume of 247.4 million shares.April average daily volume at CBSX was 10.5 million shares and a total of 205,211 trades were executed during the month.
CBOE Individual Index and ETF Volume Figures For April 2008
Symbol |
Product |
Total Volume |
% Change vs Apr 07 |
% Change vs Mar 08 |
OpenInterest |
% Change vs 2007 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPX |
S&P 500 Index |
12,149,416 |
+4% |
-9% |
10,620,307 |
+11% |
|
VIX |
CBOE Volatility Index (options) |
1,998,618 |
+80% |
-3% |
1,033,217 |
-12% |
|
SPY |
Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPDRs) |
5,518,633 |
+88% |
-27% |
9,782,069 |
+70% |
|
XSP |
Mini-S&P 500 Index |
245,959 |
+390% |
+54% |
349,766 |
-62% |
|
OEX |
S&P 100 Index (American-Style Exercise) |
847,851 |
-29% |
-14% |
229,084 |
-34% |
|
XEO |
S&P 100 Index (European-Style Exercise) |
214,038 |
-7% |
+20% |
129,873 |
+24% |
|
DJX |
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
504,891 |
-30% |
-12% |
659,945 |
-12% |
|
DIA |
DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1 |
638,294 |
+8% |
-39% |
1,315,842 |
+3% |
|
NDX |
Nasdaq-100 Index |
429,950 |
-23% |
+6% |
454,962 |
-25% |
|
MNX |
CBOE Mini-NDX Index (based on Nasdaq-100) |
318,740 |
-7% |
-9% |
1,447,525 |
-25% |
|
VXN |
CBOE Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index (options) |
148 |
----- |
-47% |
225 |
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|
QQQQ |
PowerShares QQQ Trust |
3,621,441 |
+35% |
-15% |
5,862,824 |
-21% |
|
RUT |
Russell 2000 Index |
1,053,944 |
+162% |
+3% |
1,575,055 |
+68% |
|
RVX |
CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (options) |
7,398 |
----- |
+124% |
5,023 |
----- |
|
IWM |
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund |
4,574,466 |
+13% |
-35% |
6,636,716 |
-6% |
|
SMH |
Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust |
119,042 |
-32% |
+10% |
737,544 |
-30% |
|
OIH |
Oil Services HOLDRs Trust |
278,464 |
-14% |
+32% |
415,918 |
-49% |
|
EEM |
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index |
790,166 |
+74% |
-33% |
1,802,095 |
+154% |
|
XLF |
Financial Select SPDR |
1,864,239 |
+797% |
-27% |
5,419,053 |
+199% |
|
XLE |
Energy Select SPDR |
675,351 |
+312% |
-2% |
1,600,814 |
+42% |
|
FXI |
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China Index Fund |
105,400 |
+115% |
-19% |
451,208 |
+235% |
CBOE, the largest options marketplace in the U.S. and the creator of listed options, is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).For additional information about the CBOE and its products, access the CBOE website at: www.cboe.com/.