Mini-SPX Index Options (XSP) Traded At CBOE Set New Volume Record - 118,862 Contracts Change Hands On Friday, January 26, 2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that volume in Mini-SPX Index (XSP) options set a new single-day record when 118,862 contracts traded at CBOE on Friday, January 26th. Min-SPX options are based on 1/10th the value of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Friday's volume beats the previous record for XSP options of 54,115 contracts, set over a year ago, on January 18, 2006. Open interest in XSP options stood at 923,280 contracts at the start of trading today.

Total volume at CBOE on Friday was 2,632,987 contracts, and volume in the full-sized S&P 500 Index (SPX) options was 447,698 contracts.