CBOE Futures Exchange Reports August Trading Volume

CHICAGO, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE^®) today reported August 2013 trading volume for total exchange-wide activity and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®).

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VIX Futures
August trading volume in VIX futures totaled 3,488,149 contracts, an increase of 83 percent over August's total in 2012 and a gain of 19 percent over the previous month.   

Average daily volume in VIX futures during August was 158,552 contracts, an increase of 91 percent over August 2012 and up 19 percent from July.     

Year-to-date trading volume in VIX futures is outpacing last year by 97 percent. Through the end of August, a total of 27.1 million VIX futures contracts have traded.     

Total CFE
August exchange-wide trading volume at CFE totaled 3,527,672 contracts, an increase of 84 percent over August 2012 and an increase of 19 percent from July.  Exchange-wide monthly ADV during August was 160,349 contracts, an increase of 93 percent over a year ago and up 19 percent from July. 

About CBOE Futures Exchange
CBOE Futures Exchange currently offers eight contracts: CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index) futures (VX), Mini-VIX futures (VM), S&P 500 Variance futures (VA), CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (VXN) futures (VN), CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index (GVZ) security futures (GV), CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index (OVX) security futures (OV), CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (VXEEM) security futures (VXEM) and CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index (VXEWZ) security futures (VXEW).   

CFE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), offers an all-electronic, open-access market model, with traders providing liquidity and making markets. CFE is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and all trades are cleared by the OCC. 

More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: http://cfe.cboe.com/.   

CBOE®, Chicago Board Options Exchange®, CFE®, CBOE Volatility Index® and VIX® are registered trademarks, and CBOE Futures Exchange^SM, CBOE Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index^SM, VXN^SM, VN^SM,CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index^SM, VXEW^SM, VXEWZ^SM, CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index^SM, OVX^SM, OV^SM, CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index^SM, VXEM^SM, VXEEM^SM, CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index^SM, GVZ^SM, GV^SM, VM^SMand VX^SM are service marks of Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE). Standard & Poor's®, S&P® and S&P 500® are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, and have been licensed for use by CBOE and CFE. The Nasdaq-100 Index®, Nasdaq-100®, and Nasdaq® are trademark or service marks of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (with which its affiliates are the "Corporations"). These marks are licensed for use by CBOE in connection with the trading of products based on the Nasdaq-100 Index. The products have not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The products are not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT(S). All other trademarks and service marks are the property of their respective owners.

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SOURCE CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC