The Floor at Cboe

On April 26, 1973, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (now Cboe®) opened its doors and changed financial markets forever. At the heart of Cboe's markets, the trading floor is an energetic, face-to-face arena that fuels price discovery and innovation. Its hybrid model combines the intensity of open outcry with the efficiency of modern electronic trading. Today, millions of options contracts are traded each day on Cboe's exchanges, both electronically and on the floor, continuing the tradition of the fast-paced, high-energy experience on the Cboe trading floor.