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CFE Modifies Pricing For S&P 500 Variance Futures Contract

06.17.2013

CFE on Monday, June 24 will revise the pricing method for its S&P 500 Variance futures contract, which began trading on CFE in December 2012...

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CBOE Holdings May Volume is Highest for 2013

06.03.2013

CBOE reported today that May trading volume for options contracts on CBOE® and C2® and futures contracts on CFE^SM totaled 107.14 million contracts...

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May 2013 Trading Volume in VIX Futures Post Gains Over Year Ago

06.03.2013

CFE® announced today that total trading volume and ADV for futures on the VIX® during May 2013 posted gains over year ago levels....

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2013 CBOE Risk Management Conference Europe

05.31.2013

CBOE will host the second annual CBOE Risk Management Conference Europe, from Monday, September 30 through Wednesday, October 2, at Penha Longa Resort in Sintra, Portugal...

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CBOE Holdings, Inc. Announces 2013 Annual Meeting Results

05.23.2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the stockholder voting results from its 2013 Annual Meeting held today...

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CBOE Begins Disseminating New Volatility Index On CME Group's 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note Options Contract

05.23.2013

CBOE and CME have announced that, as part of an agreement between the exchanges, CBOE today began...

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Options Institute Plus - Level 1 Beginner

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A 2-day classroom experience, including 10 hours of distance coaching, to introduce you to the basics of options and the basics of market timing, stock selection...

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The Options Initiative

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It is time to know what your options are. Don't let a lack of knowledge keep you from participating in one of the most dynamic securities markets. Now is the time to learn the fundamentals of listed options.

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The Options Intensive

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Designed for sophisticated options investors, CBOE's Options Intensive seminar is presented in a "group-live" format which explores advanced concepts including spread trading strategies and implied volatility.

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NEW Seminar Series 2012 - Be a Successful Retail Options Trader!

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Join us for a NEW seminar series with Dan Sheridan, Sheridan Options Mentoring, and an Instructor from The Options Institute at CBOE to discover the tips and strategies of...

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CBOE 40th Anniversary Video

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Chicago Board Options Exchange, CBOE has released "CBOE 40", a video documentary that chronicles the history of CBOE through interviews with key figures in CBOE's history.

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CBOE Mini Options

The new CBOE Mini options represent a deliverable of 10 shares of an underlying security, whereas standard equity options represent a deliverable of 100 shares.

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CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®)

VIX is a key measure of market expectations of near-term volatility conveyed by S&P 500 stock index option prices. Since 1993, VIX has been considered by many to be the world's premier barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility.

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SPXpm Index Options

CBOE lists p.m.-settled, S&P 500^® Index options with the ticker "SPXPM".

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New Compliance Highlights Page

Visit the all new Compliance Highlights page for information regarding certain new SEC and Exchange rules and requirements with upcoming compliance dates.

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CBOE Mini Options

The new CBOE Mini options represent a deliverable of 10 shares of an underlying security, whereas standard equity options represent a deliverable of 100 shares.

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Microsites for CBOE Stock Options

In 2013 CBOE launched a number of new microsites with price charts for CBOE options on single stocks such as GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, FB, GM and MCD.

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SPXpm Index Options

CBOE lists p.m.-settled, S&P 500^® Index options with the ticker "SPXPM".

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CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®)

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VVIX - CBOE VVIX^SM Index

Every asset class deserves its own volatility index, including volatility itself. The VVIX Index is an indicator of the expected volatility of the 30-day forward price of the VIX^®.

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VIX^® Term Structure - Expectations of Future Volatility

The VIX term structure illustrates, by maturity, expectations of market volatility conveyed by S&P 500^® (SPX) stock index option prices.

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VIX^® Methodology - Now applied to options on individual stocks

CBOE applies its CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX) methodology to options on highly active individual stocks.

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CBOE Volatility Index Suite

The Chicago Board Options Exchange� (CBOE�) calculates and updates the prices of a number of volatility-related indexes including those based upon Standard and Poor's, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Russell products and more.

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SPX & VIX Binary Options

CBOE Binary Options are a pure and simple way to trade based on your opinion of where a market is headed over a certain period of time. They are contracts that, at expiration, pay out a pre-determined, fixed amount or nothing at all.

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