CBOE Holdings Declares Increased Third-Quarter 2017 Dividend

CHICAGO, July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE| NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced its Board of Directors  declared an increased quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share of common stock for the third quarter of 2017, representing an 8 percent increase compared with the prior quarter's dividend of $0.25 per share.  The third-quarter dividend is payable on September 15, 2017, to common stockholders of record as of September 1, 2017.

"This dividend increase represents CBOE Holdings' ongoing commitment to return cash to our stockholders, and at the same time, invest in strategic initiatives that will help position us to continue to grow our business and deliver strong returns over the long term," said Edward T. Tilly, CBOE Holdings Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. 

About CBOE Holdings, Inc.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE| NASDAQ: CBOE), owner of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Bats exchanges, CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) and other subsidiaries, is one of the world's largest exchange holding companies and a leader in providing global investors cutting-edge trading and investment solutions. 

The company offers trading across a diverse range of products in multiple asset classes and geographies, including options, futures, U.S. and European equities, exchange-traded products (ETPs), and multi-asset volatility and global foreign exchange (FX) products.  CBOE Holdings' 14 trading venues include the largest options exchange in the U.S. and the largest stock exchange in Europe, and the company is the second-largest stock exchange operator in the U.S. and a leading market globally for ETF trading.  

CBOE Holdings is home to the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index), the world's barometer for equity market volatility; the CBOE Options Institute, the company's world-renowned education arm; CBOE Livevol, a leading provider of options technology, trading analytics and market data services; CBOE Vest, an asset management company specializing in target-outcome investment strategies; CBOE Risk Management Conferences (RMC), the premier financial industry forums on derivatives and volatility products; ETF.com, a leading provider of ETF news, data and analysis; and Hotspot, a leading platform for global FX trading. 

The company is headquartered in Chicago with offices in Kansas City, New York, London, San Francisco, Singapore and Ecuador.  For more information, visit www.cboe.com.­

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