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VIX Futures Average Daily Volume Sets New Record In February

03.03.2014

CFE® today reported that ADV in futures on the VIX® Index and total exchange-wide ADV at CFE reached record levels in February 2014...

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CBOE Holdings Reports February Volume

03.03.2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. reported today that February trading volume for options contracts on CBOE® and C2^SM and futures contracts on CFE® totaled 113.51 million contracts...

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CBOE Wins Three Top Awards

02.26.2014

CBOE® announced that it has received industry awards recognizing the exchange's leadership in three areas...

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CBOE Holdings Reports Best Fourth-Quarter Results Ever

02.07.2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. today announced its best fourth-quarter results ever, as well as record revenue and earnings for the full-year 2013...

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VIX & Volatility

CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index^SM (VXST^SM) Futures

Like the popular CBOE Volatility Index^®, the new CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index is a market based reflection of investors' consensus view of expected stock market volatility.

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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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CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index^SM (VXTYN^SM)

The CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index measures the expected volatility of the price of 10-year Treasury Note futures.

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SPX Weeklys (SPXW)

S&P 500^® Weeklys options (SPXW) can provide opportunities for investors to implement more targeted buying, selling or spreading strategies.

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Compliance Highlights Page

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

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CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index^SM (VXST^SM) Futures

Like the popular CBOE Volatility Index^®, the new CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index is a market based reflection of investors' consensus view of expected stock market volatility.

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CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index^SM (VXTYN^SM)

The CBOE/CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note Volatility Index measures the expected volatility of the price of 10-year Treasury Note futures.

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SPX Weeklys (SPXW)

S&P 500^® Weeklys options (SPXW) can provide opportunities for investors to implement more targeted buying, selling or spreading strategies.

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CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®)

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CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST^SM)

The new CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST) and the popular CBOE Volatility Index^� (VIX^�) both reflect investors' consensus view of expected stock market volatility.

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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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