Cboe Global Markets Commemorates 20 Years of Cboe Futures Exchange and VIX Futures Trading
CHICAGO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today marked the 20th anniversary of Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) and the trading of Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures.
- CHICAGO, March 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today marked the 20th anniversary of Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) and the trading of Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures.
- CFE was launched to provide a liquid and transparent on-exchange volatility futures offering, with VIX futures being the first product listed in 2004.
- On March 26, 2004, CFE successfully opened for trading, with 449 VIX futures contracts trading on the all-electronic exchange.
- CFE has expanded beyond traditional VIX futures and now offers weekly expirations for VIX futures, a smaller VIX futures contract size designed to be more accessible, and transparent and efficient risk management solutions for fixed income markets through U.S. corporate bond index futures and options on those futures.