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CHICAGO - Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (CBOE:CBOE), a prominent derivatives and securities exchange network whose stock has gained nearly 50% over the past year, disclosed its February trading volume statistics, highlighting a new all-time high in U.S. options trading.
The exchange experienced an Average Daily Trading Volume (ADV) of 18.0 million contracts in U.S. options across its four exchanges, driven by a record 13.6 million multiply-listed options contracts and a historic 3.5 million contracts for S&P 500 Index (SPX) options. Notably, February 21 saw several records shattered, including a total U.S. options volume of 25.7 million contracts and an SPX options volume of 4.7 million contracts.
In the futures market, Cboe iBoxx iShares $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index futures (IBIG) marked a milestone with its largest block trade of 2,200 contracts, resulting in open interest surpassing $479 million notional for the first time.
Cboe BIDS Europe, the exchange’s European block trading platform, also reported record figures with a total notional traded of €15.4 billion and an average daily notional value of €771.3 million.
The monthly volume report also includes statistics for other markets, showing increases in trading volume across multiple asset classes, including equities, futures, and foreign exchange, across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Cboe Global Markets facilitates trading in various asset classes and is committed to creating an inclusive global marketplace. The exchange provides innovative trading and investment solutions worldwide, enabling sustainable financial futures.
This report reflects the company’s performance and market participation for February 2025, based on a press release statement.
In other recent news, CBOE Holdings reported quarterly earnings that fell short of analyst expectations, missing estimates by $0.03. This was primarily due to lower net revenues and higher non-operating expenses, although decreased operating expenses provided some offset. Despite this, BofA Securities increased its price target for CBOE Holdings to $251, maintaining a Buy rating, citing the integration of CBOE’s index options with Robinhood as a positive development. RBC Capital Markets held a Sector Perform rating with a $220 price target, focusing on CBOE’s fiscal year 2025 guidance and the anticipated growth in the Data Vantage segment. Meanwhile, Citi raised its price target to $220 but maintained a Neutral rating, noting strong international demand for data and the ongoing CEO succession planning.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods also adjusted their price target slightly to $216, maintaining a Market Perform rating, influenced by revised estimates based on lower projected expenses and strong trading volumes. William Blair reiterated a Market Perform rating, highlighting a slowdown in core derivatives revenue growth despite strong trading volumes in the cash and spot markets. CBOE’s guidance for 2025 suggests a compensation growth rate below 5%, the slowest since 2019, according to BofA Securities. The company anticipates mid-single-digit organic growth for fiscal year 2025, supported by the Data Vantage segment’s robust performance.
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