Cboe Global Markets Reports Trading Volume for October 2026
Oct 2026 SPX options ADV record 5.5M contracts; index options up 25% y/y, multi-listed options down 10.3% y/y.
What this release says
Cboe reported its October 2026 trading volume across its business lines. The standout was its own index options, which set a monthly average daily volume record of 6.9 million contracts, driven by record S&P 500 index option trading. For a shareholder, the release shows strong activity in index derivatives, while several equity and options lines were weaker than a year earlier.
Key figures
- Index options monthly ADV record
- 6.9 million contracts
- SPX options monthly ADV record
- 5.5 million contracts
- 0DTE SPX options monthly ADV record
- 3.6 million contracts
- Multi-listed options ADV, Oct 2026 vs Oct 2025
- -10.3%
- Index options ADV, Oct 2026 vs Oct 2025
- +25.0%
- Global FX ADV, Oct 2026 vs Oct 2025
- +20.3%
Positive for shareholders
- Index options hit record monthly average volume, with SPX and XSP both at record levels.
- Global FX and Canadian equities volumes rose sharply compared with October 2025.
- Trading in Cboe's Global Trading Hours session set a monthly volume record.
Negative for shareholders
- Multi-listed options volume fell 10.3% from October 2025.
- On-exchange U.S. equities volume dropped 24.4% year over year in the year-to-date figures.
- The sale of Cboe Australia to TMX Group was completed, so Australian equities metrics no longer appear in the report.
Written by Quantisnow AI from this release. Not financial advice.
Key terms
- ADV:
- Average daily volume, the average number of contracts or shares traded per trading day in a month.
- 0DTE:
- Zero-days-to-expiry options, which expire on the same day they are traded.
- XSP:
- A smaller, mini version of the S&P 500 index option contract.
- RPC:
- Revenue per contract, the average fee revenue Cboe earns on each contract traded.
FAQ
What did Cboe Global Markets report for October 2026 trading volume?
Cboe reported record monthly average daily volume of 6.9 million contracts in its proprietary index options, along with varied results across other business lines. The data sheet contains the full set of figures.
Did Cboe's U.S. options volume grow in October 2026?
Multi-listed options fell 10.3% year over year, while index options rose 25.0% over the same period.
Historical context for CBOE
Across the 25 sessions after earlier CBOE headlines, the stock closed higher 15 times and lower 10 times, with a median move of 2.2% in either direction. This shows timing only: many things move a stock in a session, and these figures do not show that any headline caused a move.
| Session | Earlier headline | CBOE | SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Cboe Joins Capital Markets Alliance Challenge to CFTC Approval of Single-Stock Perpetual Derivatives | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Cboe Global Markets Reports Results for Third Quarter 2026 | +6.8% | -1.8% |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Cboe Clear U.S. Receives SEC Approval to Expand Clearing Capabilitiesand 1 other headline that session | +3.9% | -0.5% |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Cboe Launches Extended Trading Sessions for Select Single Stock and ETF Options | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Cboe To Hire Catherine Grover as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | +2.2% | -1.1% |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Cboe Global Markets upgraded by Morgan Stanley with a new price target | +3.4% | +0.6% |
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