Cboe Global Markets Reports September 2018 Trading Volume

CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today reported September monthly trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC)/net revenue capture data at www.cboe.com/monthlyvolrpc.

The data sheet "Cboe Global Markets Monthly Volume & RPC/Net Revenue Capture Report" contains an overview of September statistics.  Data sheets are available on an as reported and combined basis for 2017.

For comparability and informational purposes, the table below presents trading volume on a combined basis, as of January 1, 2017, to reflect information pertaining to Bats Global Markets, Inc., which was acquired by Cboe Global Markets, Inc. on February 28, 2017. 

MONTHLY TRADING VOLUME						Year-To-Date
	September	September	%	August	%	September	September	%
	2018	2017	Chg	2018	Chg	2018	2017	Chg
OPTIONS (contracts, thousands)						Year-To-Date
Trading Days	19	20		23		188	188
Total Volume	133,223	134,935	-1.3%	156,687	-15.0%	1,432,896	1,293,350	10.8%
Total ADV	7,012	6,747	3.9%	6,812	2.9%	7,622	6,880	10.8%
FUTURES (contracts, thousands)						Year-To-Date
Trading Days	19	20		23		188	188
Total Volume	4,576	5,725	-20.1%	5,826	-21.5%	53,985	56,006	-3.6%
Total ADV	241	286	-15.9%	253	-4.9%	287	298	-3.6%
U.S. EQUITIES (shares, millions)						Year-To-Date
Trading Days	19	20		23		188	188
Total Volume	21,792	23,705	-8.1%	25,022	-12.9%	242,931	237,791	2.2%
Total ADV	1,147	1,185	-3.2%	1,088	5.4%	1,292	1,265	2.2%
EUROPEAN EQUITIES (€ millions)						Year-To-Date
Trading Days	20	21		23		192	193
Total Notional Value	€ 204,421	€ 175,155	16.7%	€ 205,558	-0.6%	€ 1,976,028	€ 1,851,822	6.7%
Total ADNV	€ 10,221	€ 8,341	22.5%	€ 8,937	14.4%	€ 10,292	€ 9,595	7.3%
GLOBAL FX ($ millions)						Year-To-Date
Trading Days	20	21		23		194	195
Total Notional Value	$715,538	$695,600	2.9%	$802,052	-10.8%	$7,404,419	$5,575,287	32.8%
Total ADNV	$35,777	$33,124	8.0%	$34,872	2.6%	$38,167	$28,591	33.5%

ADV= average daily volume

ADNV= average daily notional value

Third-Quarter 2018 Selected RPC Guidance
The company currently expects average revenue per contract (RPC) for total Options for the third quarter of 2018 to be in line with the amounts noted below for the two months ended August 31, 2018.  RPC for index options for the third quarter is expected to be 1.5% to 2.5% lower than the two-month average noted below, reflecting a higher mix of VIX options contracts in September relative to the volume mix for the two-months ended August 31, 2018.  RPC for multiply-listed options for the third quarter is expected to be 2% to 3% higher than the two-month average.  The RPC for Futures for the third quarter is expected to be 1% to 2% above the two-month average noted below, primarily reflecting  the impact of fee changes implemented on August 1.  These expectations are estimated, preliminary and may change. There can be no assurance that our final RPC for the three months ended September 30, 2018, will not differ materially from these expectations.  

The following represents average RPC based on a two-month and a three-month rolling average, reported on a one-month lag. The average RPC represents total transaction fees for Cboe, C2, BZX and EDGX options exchanges and CFE recognized for the period divided by total contracts traded during the period. Average transaction fees per contract can be affected by various factors, including exchange fee rates, volume-based discounts and transaction mix by contract type and product type.

(In Dollars)	Two-Months Ended	3Q18 Guidance vs. Two-month Avg.	Three-Months Ended
Product:	Aug-18		Aug-18	Jul-18	Jun-18	May-18
Multiply-Listed Options (Cboe, C2, BZX, EDGX)	$0.061	2% to 3% above	$0.058	$0.062	$0.063	$0.066
Index Options (Cboe and C2)	$0.767	1.5% to 2.5% below	$0.762	$0.761	$0.753	$0.745
Total Options Average Revenue Per Contract	$0.245	In line	$0.240	$0.240	$0.241	$0.248
Futures (CFE)	$1.673	1% to 2% above	$1.684	$1.665	$1.633	$1.632

About Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) is one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, offering cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world. The company is committed to relentless innovation, connecting global markets with world-class technology, and providing seamless solutions that enhance the customer experience. 

Cboe 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), global foreign exchange (FX) and multi-asset volatility products based on the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX Index), the world's barometer for equity market volatility.

Cboe's trading venues include the largest options exchange in the U.S. and the largest stock exchange by value traded in Europe.  In addition, the company is the second-largest stock exchange operator in the U.S. and a leading market globally for ETP trading.

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

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Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: the loss of our right to exclusively list and trade certain index options and futures products; economic, political and market conditions; compliance with legal and regulatory obligations; price competition and consolidation in our industry; decreases in trading volumes, market data fees or a shift in the mix of products traded on our exchanges; legislative or regulatory changes; increasing competition by foreign and domestic entities; our dependence on and exposure to risk from third parties; our index providers' ability to maintain the quality and integrity of their indexes and to perform under our agreements; our ability to operate our business without violating the intellectual property rights of others and the costs associated with protecting our intellectual property rights; our ability to attract and retain skilled management and other personnel, including those experienced with post-acquisition integration; our ability to accommodate trading volume and transaction traffic, including significant increases, without failure or degradation of performance of our systems; our ability to protect our systems and communication networks from security risks, including cyber-attacks and unauthorized disclosure of confidential information; challenges to our use of open source software code; our ability to meet our compliance obligations, including managing potential conflicts between our regulatory responsibilities and our for-profit status; damage to our reputation; the ability of our compliance and risk management methods to effectively monitor and manage our risks; our ability to manage our growth and strategic acquisitions or alliances effectively; unanticipated difficulties or expenditures relating to the acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc., including, without limitation, difficulties that result in the failure to realize expected synergies, accretion, efficiencies and cost savings from the acquisition within the expected time period (if at all), whether in connection with integration, migrating trading platforms, broadening distribution of product offerings or otherwise; restrictions imposed by our debt obligations; our ability to maintain an investment grade credit rating; potential difficulties in our migration of trading platforms and our ability to retain employees as a result of the acquisition; and the accuracy of our estimates and expectations. More detailed information about factors that may affect our actual results to differ may be found in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and other filings made from time to time with the SEC.

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