Vix Futures March Trading Volume Up 20% Over Year Ago

- Nearly Four Million Contracts Traded

- Quarterly Volume Records Set

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Apr 01, 2014, 04:25 ET

CHICAGO, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE^®) today reported that March 2014 average daily volume (ADV) and total monthly volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®Index) and total exchange-wide at CFE posted increases over year ago levels. In addition, new quarterly volume records were set in exchange-wide and VIX futures total volume and average daily volume during the first quarter of 2014.

VIX Futures
Average daily volume in VIX futures was 183,612 contracts during March, a 14-percent increase from March 2013 and a 15-percent decrease from February's record ADV. March total trading volume in VIX futures was 3.86 million contracts, a 20-percent increase from March 2013 and a six-percent decrease from February.

CFE Monthly Volume Summary						Year-To-Date
	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	% Chg	Feb 2014	% Chg	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	% Chg
Trading Days	21	20		19		61	60
VIX Index Futures
Total	3,855,851	3,220,977	20%	4,119,148	-6%	12,376,825	9,181,060	35%
ADV	183,612	161,049	14%	216,797	-15%	202,899	153,018	33%
CFE Total Exchange
Total	3,861,118	3,228,874	20%	4,123,545	-6%	12,391,734	9,244,262	34%
ADV	183,863	161,444	14%	217,029	-15%	203,143	154,071	32%

Total CFE
Exchange-wide ADV during March was 183,863 contracts, a 14-percent increase from a year ago and a 15-percent decrease from the record ADV in February. Exchange-wide total volume during the month was 3.86 million contracts, a 20-percent increase from March 2013 and a six-percent decrease from February.

First Quarter 2014
Total trading volume during the first quarter of 2014 set a new quarterly volume record at CFE. The 12.39 million contracts was up 34 percent compared to the first quarter a year ago and surpassed the previous record of 11.51 million contracts in the second quarter of 2013. CFE ADV for the quarter was a new high of 203,143 contracts.

VIX futures also set a new quarterly volume record during the first quarter of 2014 as 12.38 million contracts traded, up 35 percent compared to the first quarter of 2013. The previous record had been 11.48 million contracts in the second quarter of 2013. VIX futures ADV for the quarter was a record 202,899 contracts.

VIX Futures 24-Hour Trading in June
During the month, CFE announced plans to extend VIX futures trading hours to nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week, beginning Sunday, June 22, 2014, pending regulatory review. The trading week for VIX futures at CFE will begin each Sunday at 5:00 p.m. CT and end on Friday at 3:15 p.m. CT. CFE will close for 15 minutes between 3:15 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. CT on Monday through Thursday, when no trading will be transacted. The new trading day on those days will then begin at 3:30 p.m. CT. See the press release for additional information.

About CBOE Futures Exchange
CBOE Futures Exchange currently offers nine contracts: CBOE Volatility Index (VIX Index) futures (VX), CBOE Short-Term Volatility Index (VXST) futures, S&P 500 Variance futures (VA), CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index (VXN) futures (VN), CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index (RVX) futures (VU), CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index (GVZ) security futures (GV), CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index (OVX) security futures (OV), CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (VXEEM) security futures (VXEM) and CBOE Brazil ETF Volatility Index (VXEWZ) security futures (VXEW).

CFE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), offers an all-electronic, open-access market model, with traders providing liquidity and making markets. CFE is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and all trades are cleared by the OCC.

More information on CFE and its products, including contract specifications, can be found at: http://cfe.cboe.com/.

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