CBOE, CBSX, & CFE Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CBOE OCTOBER DAILY VOLUME AVERAGES 4.6 MILLION CONTRACTS:

DOWN 6% YTD, 21% FROM ALL-TIME-RECORD OCTOBER IN 2008


Chicago, November 2, 2009 - The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that trading volume during October 2009 averaged 4.6 million contracts per day, a decline of 21 percent from October 2008 when average daily volume (ADV) was 5.8 million contracts.Trading volume in October 2009 totaled 101.8 million contracts versus the record 134.2 million contracts traded in October 2008.When compared to September 2009, October total volume rose three percent, while ADV was off two percent.

Year to date, CBOE ADV is down six percent to 4.6 million contracts compared to 4.9 million contracts ADV during the first ten months of 2008. Year-to-date 2009 trading volume totaled 958.7 million contracts, seven percent behind the record 1.034 billion contracts traded during the same period in 2008.

	October 2009 Volume (22 days)	% Change vs October 2008 (23 days)	% Change vs. September 2009 (21 days)	Year-To-Date Volume (210 days)	% Change vs 2008 (212 days)
Industry Total	330,432,938	-12%	5%	3,052,600,794	-2%
CBOE Total	101,810,134	-24%	3%	958,686,458	-7%
CBOE Total ADV	4,627,733	-21%	-2%	4,565,174	-6%
Equity	57,313,014	-5%	4%	544,903,964	4%
Equity ADV	2,605,137	0%	0%	2,594,781	5%
Cash-Settled Index	21,797,622	-39%	13%	182,823,813	-18%
Cash-Settled Index ADV	990,801	-36%	8%	870,590	-17%
ETF Options	22,699,483	-41%	-8%	230,952,984	-19%
ETF Options ADV	1,031,795	-39%	-12%	1,099,776	-19%
Exchange Open Interest	288,392,463	-2%	8%	---	---

Equity, Index, and ETF Options Volume
CBOE's ADV in equity options for October 2009 of 2.6 million contracts was relatively unchanged from October 2008 and September 2009.Total October equity options volume was 57.3 million contracts, a decline of five percent from the same month last year when 60.1 million contracts traded, but up four percent from 55.0 million contracts in September.In addition, year-to-date 2009 equity options ADV of nearly 2.6 million contracts rose five percent from 2.5 million contracts in January through October 2008.

Index options volume in October 2009 totaled 21.8 million contracts, a 39-percent decline from October 2008 when 35.5 million contracts traded (best month ever for CBOE index options) and an increase of 13 percent versus 19.2 million contracts from September 2009. Index options ADV at CBOE in October 2009 was just over 990,000 contracts, a 36-percent drop from the October 2008 ADV of 1.5 million contracts, but an increase of eight percent over September ADV of 915,000 contracts. For the first ten months of 2009, index options ADV was just over 870,000 contracts, a decrease of 17 percent against 1.1 million contracts traded per day during the same period in 2008.

Total ETF options volume at CBOE in October 2009 was 22.7 million contracts, down 41 percent from the 38.6 contracts traded in October 2008, the second highest ETF volume for any month at CBOE, and off eight percent from 24.7 million contracts in September 2009. October ADV in ETF options was one million contracts, down 39 percent from October 2008 ADV of 1.7 million contracts and 12 percent behind September ADV of 1.2 million contracts.Year-to-date ADV in ETF options is 1.1 million contracts, a decrease of 19 percent from 1.4 million contracts for the same period in 2008. For expanded October index and ETF options volume information: www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.



CBOE's October Market Share at 30.8 Percent Leads Industry
In October, CBOE's market share of total industry volume was 30.8 percent, down 0.6 of a percentage point from September 2009 and 4.9 percentage points from October 2008.CBOE's market share for equity options was 26.6 percent, down 0.9 of a percentage point versus the previous month and 2.1 percentage points from October 2008.CBOE also accounted for 92.3 percent of October's industry-wide volume in cash-settled index options, up when compared to year-ago, previous-month and year-to-date levels.ETF options market share of 24.9 percent in October dropped 5.3 percentage points from one year ago and 1.5 percentage points from September 2009.

CBOE Market Share	Oct 2009 Market Share	% Pt. Change vs Oct. 2008	% Pt. Change vs Sept. 2009	Year-To-Date Market Share	% Pt. Change vs 2008
Exchange	30.8%	-4.9%	-0.6%	31.4%	-1.8%
Equity	26.6%	-2.1%	-0.9%	27.9%	0.8%
Index	92.3%	0.8%	0.3%	91.0%	2.8%
ETF	24.9%	-5.3%	-1.5%	25.8%	-5.0%

October Highlights:
- The top five most actively traded equity options at CBOE during October were Citigroup, Inc. (C), Bank of America Corporation (BAC), General Electric (GE), Apple (AAPL), and Intel Corp (INTC).

- The top five most actively traded index and ETF options at CBOE during October were S&P 500 Index (SPX), Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts (SPY), PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQQ), CBOE Volatility Index options (VIX), and iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM). Expanded information on October volume for Index options and ETF options is available at www.cboe.com/data/monthlyvolume.aspx.

- On October 28, CBOE released its unaudited financial results for third-quarter 2009. Total revenues of $98.4 million decreased 17 percent from $117.9 million in 3Q 2008, and net income dropped 48 percent to $19.2 million versus $36.7 million in third-quarter 2008. Third-quarter 2009 results reflected a challenging market recovery, making comparisons difficult with record results reported in last year's third quarter, when extraordinary market events resulted in record options trading volume.Through the first nine months of 2009, total revenues were $306.3 million, down four percent from the year-ago period. See Information Circular IC09-328 at www.cboe.org/Legal/crclInfo.aspx for the complete report.

- CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) in October recorded its most active trading month during 2009 and second-busiest month ever in CFE's five-year history.With nearly 190,000 contracts traded, October was the sixth consecutive month this year in which CFE posted month-over-month volume gains, registering a 51-percent increase over October 2008 volume.Volume in VIX futures, based on the CBOE Volatility Index (ticker VX), set a new all-time high in October with 187,628 contracts traded, besting the previous record of 173,864 contracts in November 2007.

- CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) recorded 253.7 million shares traded during October, down 49 percent from the Exchange's record October 2008 volume of 497.9 million shares and off four percent from 264.1 million shares traded in September. CBSX average daily volume in October was 11.5 million shares.

- During October, one CBOE membership changed hands at $2.8 million. From January through October, 20 CBOE seats have been sold.

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Media contacts:
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Gary Compton
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Analyst contact:
Debbie Koopman
(312) 786-7136
koopman@cboe.com


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