Cboe moves into its current building in the heart of Chicago's financial district.
Annual exchange volume tops 100 million contracts for first time.
1985
Cboe forms
The Options InstituteSM, its educational arm, whose mission is to educate investors around the world
about options.
The exchange introduces the Retail Automatic Execution System (RAES) to facilitate
electronic execution of small customer orders.
1986
Cboe introduces an Auto Quote system to facilitate firm quotes in less active
series.
1987
Cboe introduces Electronic Book to provide more timely order execution and fill
reports for limit orders.
1988
Cboe celebrates its 15th anniversary.
1989
Options on interest rates begin trading.
1990
Cboe creates
LEAPS®, or Long-Term Equity
AnticiPation Securities, which feature expirations of up to three years, giving investors the ability to
establish long-term positions.
1992
Options on sector and international indices begin trading.
Cboe creates Weeklys, short-term options with one week until expiration, allowing investors to target trading
strategies around market news and events. Weeklys in SPX
and OEX are initial listings.
2006
VIX options are launched.
Cboe options contract volume reaches an all-time record of 674,735,348 contracts
(up 44% over the previous year).
2007
Cboe introduces
CFLEXSM, an Internet-based trading system for FLEX options.
2008
Annual exchange volume surpasses one billion contracts for first time.
2010
Cboe converts to publicly-traded corporation, Cboe Global Markets, with IPO
ceremony held on the trading floor.
SPXpm, a new, electronic
S&P 500 option contract, launches.
2012
Annual volume in VIX options and futures set sixth and third consecutive records,
respectively.
Cboe CommandSM, a cutting-edge trade engine technology, goes live.
2013
New London Hub for European customers becomes operational.
2014
Trading in VIX futures expands to 24 hours a day.
"Cboe Mobile," a new options education "app" is released.
Cboe enters into licensing agreement to become the exclusive U.S. home for MSCI
Index options.
Cboe Global Markets trading volume reaches an all-time high of 1.3 billion
contracts.
SPX options, VIX options and VIX futures set new annual volume records.
2015
Cboe Options Institute celebrates its 30th anniversary.
Cboe enters into licensing agreement with London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to
become the exclusive U.S. home for LSEG-owned FTSE and Russell index options.
Cboe launches global trading hours for SPX and VIX options.
Cboe acquires Livevol, Inc., a leading provider of options technology, trading
analytics and market data services.
Cboe takes minority ownership stake in CurveGlobal, an interest rate derivatives
venture backed by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Cboe and a number of
major dealer banks.
Cboe partners with Environmental Financial Products to launch the American
Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic marketplace for small and mid-sized banks
to lend and borrow short-term funds.
2016
Cboe takes equity stake in Eris Exchange, a U.S.-based futures exchange group
offering swap futures.
Cboe begins overnight dissemination of Cboe Volatility Index®
(VIX®).
Cboe makes majority investment in Vest Financial, an asset management company
specializing in target-outcome investment strategies.
SPX options annual average daily volume tops one million contracts for first time
ever.
2017
Cboe acquires Bats Global Markets, making Cboe Global Markets one of the world’s
largest exchange holdings companies and expanding its business into U.S. and
European equities, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and global foreign exchange (FX)
products.