Filed by CBOE Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to
Rule 14a-6 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Bats Global Markets, Inc.
SEC File No. for Registration Statement
on Form S-4 filed by CBOE
Holdings, Inc.: 333-214488
CBOE Holdings Monthly Volume & RPC Report - 2016
Updated on February 6, 2017
Period |
Jan-16 |
Feb-16 |
Mar-16 |
Apr-16 |
May-16 |
Jun-16 |
Jul-16 |
Aug-16 |
Sep-16 |
Oct-16 |
Nov-16 |
Dec-16 |
1Q16 |
2Q16 |
3Q16 |
4Q16 |
Year |
Trading Days |
19 |
20 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
61 |
64 |
64 |
63 |
252 |
Total Volume by Exchange |
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CBOE |
90,837,310 |
82,336,539 |
85,398,016 |
77,144,538 |
78,389,446 |
99,969,339 |
83,332,413 |
82,766,523 |
92,129,702 |
77,764,674 |
100,696,034 |
82,585,286 |
258,571,865 |
255,503,323 |
258,228,638 |
261,045,994 |
1,033,349,820 |
C2 |
6,988,795 |
6,493,068 |
5,993,537 |
6,060,190 |
6,216,417 |
6,920,135 |
6,597,202 |
6,905,869 |
8,924,416 |
9,420,982 |
11,245,441 |
9,259,736 |
19,475,400 |
19,196,742 |
22,427,487 |
29,926,159 |
91,025,788 |
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) |
5,168,403 |
4,092,473 |
3,940,812 |
4,605,471 |
4,816,144 |
7,101,395 |
4,475,738 |
4,766,703 |
6,346,872 |
4,910,260 |
5,680,905 |
4,272,634 |
13,201,688 |
16,523,010 |
15,589,313 |
14,863,799 |
60,177,810 |
CBOE HoldingsTotal Volume |
102,994,508 |
92,922,080 |
95,332,365 |
87,810,199 |
89,422,007 |
113,990,869 |
94,405,353 |
94,439,095 |
107,400,990 |
92,095,916 |
117,622,380 |
96,117,656 |
291,248,953 |
291,223,075 |
296,245,438 |
305,835,952 |
1,184,553,418 |
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ADV by Exchange |
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CBOE |
4,780,911 |
4,116,827 |
3,881,728 |
3,673,549 |
3,732,831 |
4,544,061 |
4,166,621 |
3,598,544 |
4,387,129 |
3,703,080 |
4,795,049 |
3,932,633 |
4,238,883 |
3,992,239 |
4,034,822 |
4,143,587 |
4,100,595 |
C2 |
367,831 |
324,653 |
272,434 |
288,580 |
296,020 |
314,552 |
329,860 |
300,255 |
424,972 |
448,618 |
535,497 |
440,940 |
319,269 |
299,949 |
350,429 |
475,018 |
361,213 |
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) |
272,021 |
204,624 |
179,128 |
219,308 |
229,340 |
322,791 |
223,787 |
207,248 |
302,232 |
233,822 |
270,519 |
203,459 |
216,421 |
258,172 |
243,583 |
235,933 |
238,801 |
CBOE Holdings Total ADV |
5,420,764 |
4,646,104 |
4,333,289 |
4,181,438 |
4,258,191 |
5,181,403 |
4,720,268 |
4,106,048 |
5,114,333 |
4,385,520 |
5,601,066 |
4,577,031 |
4,774,573 |
4,550,361 |
4,628,835 |
4,854,539 |
4,700,609 |
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Total Volume by Product Category |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
59,907,927 |
53,983,070 |
53,653,492 |
52,251,562 |
52,314,127 |
61,920,628 |
56,008,627 |
56,406,727 |
63,358,908 |
56,960,611 |
68,969,981 |
55,323,207 |
167,544,489 |
166,486,317 |
175,774,262 |
181,253,799 |
691,058,867 |
Index options |
37,918,178 |
34,846,537 |
37,738,061 |
30,953,166 |
32,291,736 |
44,968,846 |
33,920,988 |
33,265,665 |
37,695,210 |
30,225,045 |
42,971,494 |
36,521,815 |
110,502,776 |
108,213,748 |
104,881,863 |
109,718,354 |
433,316,741 |
Futures |
5,168,403 |
4,092,473 |
3,940,812 |
4,605,471 |
4,816,144 |
7,101,395 |
4,475,738 |
4,766,703 |
6,346,872 |
4,910,260 |
5,680,905 |
4,272,634 |
13,201,688 |
16,523,010 |
15,589,313 |
14,863,799 |
60,177,810 |
CBOE Holdings Total Volume |
102,994,508 |
92,922,080 |
95,332,365 |
87,810,199 |
89,422,007 |
113,990,869 |
94,405,353 |
94,439,095 |
107,400,990 |
92,095,916 |
117,622,380 |
96,117,656 |
291,248,953 |
291,223,075 |
296,245,438 |
305,835,952 |
1,184,553,418 |
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ADV by Product Category |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
3,153,049 |
2,699,154 |
2,438,795 |
2,488,170 |
2,491,149 |
2,814,574 |
2,800,431 |
2,452,466 |
3,017,091 |
2,712,410 |
3,284,285 |
2,634,438 |
2,746,631 |
2,601,349 |
2,746,473 |
2,877,044 |
2,742,297 |
Index options |
1,995,694 |
1,742,327 |
1,715,366 |
1,473,960 |
1,537,702 |
2,044,038 |
1,696,049 |
1,446,333 |
1,795,010 |
1,439,288 |
2,046,262 |
1,739,134 |
1,811,521 |
1,690,840 |
1,638,779 |
1,741,561 |
1,719,511 |
Futures |
272,021 |
204,624 |
179,128 |
219,308 |
229,340 |
322,791 |
223,787 |
207,248 |
302,232 |
233,822 |
270,519 |
203,459 |
216,421 |
258,172 |
243,583 |
235,933 |
238,801 |
CBOE Holdings Total ADV |
5,420,764 |
4,646,104 |
4,333,289 |
4,181,438 |
4,258,191 |
5,181,403 |
4,720,268 |
4,106,048 |
5,114,333 |
4,385,520 |
5,601,066 |
4,577,031 |
4,774,573 |
4,550,361 |
4,628,835 |
4,854,539 |
4,700,609 |
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Total Volume by Options Exchange and Product Category |
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CBOE |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
53,210,900 |
47,737,352 |
47,895,068 |
46,390,699 |
46,325,915 |
55,261,167 |
49,568,932 |
49,659,742 |
54,627,727 |
47,738,835 |
57,950,683 |
46,253,813 |
148,843,320 |
147,977,781 |
153,856,401 |
151,943,331 |
602,620,833 |
Index options |
37,626,410 |
34,599,187 |
37,502,948 |
30,753,839 |
32,063,531 |
44,708,172 |
33,763,481 |
33,106,781 |
37,501,975 |
30,025,839 |
42,745,351 |
36,331,473 |
109,728,545 |
107,525,542 |
104,372,237 |
109,102,663 |
430,728,987 |
CBOE Total Options Volume |
90,837,310 |
82,336,539 |
85,398,016 |
77,144,538 |
78,389,446 |
99,969,339 |
83,332,413 |
82,766,523 |
92,129,702 |
77,764,674 |
100,696,034 |
82,585,286 |
258,571,865 |
255,503,323 |
258,228,638 |
261,045,994 |
1,033,349,820 |
C2 |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
6,697,027 |
6,245,718 |
5,758,424 |
5,860,863 |
5,988,212 |
6,659,461 |
6,439,695 |
6,746,985 |
8,731,181 |
9,221,776 |
11,019,298 |
9,069,394 |
18,701,169 |
18,508,536 |
21,917,861 |
29,310,468 |
88,438,034 |
Index options |
291,768 |
247,350 |
235,113 |
199,327 |
228,205 |
260,674 |
157,507 |
158,884 |
193,235 |
199,206 |
226,143 |
190,342 |
774,231 |
688,206 |
509,626 |
615,691 |
2,587,754 |
C2 Total Options Volume |
6,988,795 |
6,493,068 |
5,993,537 |
6,060,190 |
6,216,417 |
6,920,135 |
6,597,202 |
6,905,869 |
8,924,416 |
9,420,982 |
11,245,441 |
9,259,736 |
19,475,400 |
19,196,742 |
22,427,487 |
29,926,159 |
91,025,788 |
CBOE Holdings |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
59,907,927 |
53,983,070 |
53,653,492 |
52,251,562 |
52,314,127 |
61,920,628 |
56,008,627 |
56,406,727 |
63,358,908 |
56,960,611 |
68,969,981 |
55,323,207 |
167,544,489 |
166,486,317 |
175,774,262 |
181,253,799 |
691,058,867 |
Index options |
37,918,178 |
34,846,537 |
37,738,061 |
30,953,166 |
32,291,736 |
44,968,846 |
33,920,988 |
33,265,665 |
37,695,210 |
30,225,045 |
42,971,494 |
36,521,815 |
110,502,776 |
108,213,748 |
104,881,863 |
109,718,354 |
433,316,741 |
CBOE Holdings Total Options Volume |
97,826,105 |
88,829,607 |
91,391,553 |
83,204,728 |
84,605,863 |
106,889,474 |
89,929,615 |
89,672,392 |
101,054,118 |
87,185,656 |
111,941,475 |
91,845,022 |
278,047,265 |
274,700,065 |
280,656,125 |
290,972,153 |
1,124,375,608 |
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ADV by Options Exchange and Product Category |
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CBOE |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
2,800,574 |
2,386,868 |
2,177,049 |
2,209,081 |
2,205,996 |
2,511,871 |
2,478,447 |
2,159,119 |
2,601,320 |
2,273,278 |
2,759,556 |
2,202,563 |
2,440,054 |
2,312,153 |
2,404,006 |
2,411,799 |
2,391,353 |
Index options |
1,980,337 |
1,729,959 |
1,704,679 |
1,464,469 |
1,526,835 |
2,032,190 |
1,688,174 |
1,439,425 |
1,785,808 |
1,429,802 |
2,035,493 |
1,730,070 |
1,798,829 |
1,680,087 |
1,630,816 |
1,731,788 |
1,709,242 |
CBOE Total Options ADV |
4,780,911 |
4,116,827 |
3,881,728 |
3,673,549 |
3,732,831 |
4,544,061 |
4,166,621 |
3,598,544 |
4,387,129 |
3,703,080 |
4,795,049 |
3,932,633 |
4,238,883 |
3,992,239 |
4,034,822 |
4,143,587 |
4,100,595 |
C2 |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
352,475 |
312,286 |
261,747 |
279,089 |
285,153 |
302,703 |
321,985 |
293,347 |
415,771 |
439,132 |
524,728 |
431,876 |
306,577 |
289,196 |
342,467 |
465,246 |
350,945 |
Index options |
15,356 |
12,368 |
10,687 |
9,492 |
10,867 |
11,849 |
7,875 |
6,908 |
9,202 |
9,486 |
10,769 |
9,064 |
12,692 |
10,753 |
7,963 |
9,773 |
10,269 |
C2 Total Options ADV |
367,831 |
324,653 |
272,434 |
288,580 |
296,020 |
314,552 |
329,860 |
300,255 |
424,972 |
448,618 |
535,497 |
440,940 |
319,269 |
299,949 |
350,429 |
475,018 |
361,213 |
CBOE Holdings |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
3,153,049 |
2,699,154 |
2,438,795 |
2,488,170 |
2,491,149 |
2,814,574 |
2,800,431 |
2,452,466 |
3,017,091 |
2,712,410 |
3,284,285 |
2,634,438 |
2,746,631 |
2,601,349 |
2,746,473 |
2,877,044 |
2,742,297 |
Index options |
1,995,694 |
1,742,327 |
1,715,366 |
1,473,960 |
1,537,702 |
2,044,038 |
1,696,049 |
1,446,333 |
1,795,010 |
1,439,288 |
2,046,262 |
1,739,134 |
1,811,521 |
1,690,840 |
1,638,779 |
1,741,561 |
1,719,511 |
CBOE Holdings Total Options ADV |
5,148,742 |
4,441,480 |
4,154,162 |
3,962,130 |
4,028,851 |
4,858,612 |
4,496,481 |
3,898,800 |
4,812,101 |
4,151,698 |
5,330,546 |
4,373,572 |
4,558,152 |
4,292,189 |
4,385,252 |
4,618,606 |
4,461,808 |
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Market Share by Options Exchange and Product Category |
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CBOE |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
16.3% |
16.1% |
15.5% |
15.4% |
16.6% |
17.1% |
18.0% |
17.2% |
17.1% |
17.1% |
17.0% |
15.9% |
16.0% |
16.4% |
17.4% |
16.7% |
16.6% |
Index options |
98.2% |
98.2% |
98.5% |
98.5% |
98.7% |
98.8% |
98.9% |
98.6% |
98.7% |
98.5% |
98.9% |
98.8% |
98.3% |
98.6% |
98.7% |
98.8% |
98.6% |
CBOE Total Options Market Share |
24.9% |
24.8% |
24.6% |
23.2% |
25.2% |
27.2% |
27.0% |
25.6% |
25.8% |
25.1% |
26.3% |
25.2% |
24.8% |
25.3% |
26.1% |
25.6% |
25.4% |
C2 |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
2.1% |
2.1% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.3% |
2.7% |
3.3% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
2.5% |
3.2% |
2.4% |
Index options |
0.8% |
0.7% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
0.7% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.6% |
C2 Total Options Market Share |
1.9% |
2.0% |
1.7% |
1.8% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.1% |
2.1% |
2.5% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
2.8% |
1.9% |
1.9% |
2.3% |
2.9% |
2.2% |
CBOE Holdings |
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Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
18.4% |
18.2% |
17.4% |
17.4% |
18.8% |
19.2% |
20.4% |
19.5% |
19.9% |
20.4% |
20.3% |
19.0% |
18.0% |
18.5% |
19.9% |
19.9% |
19.1% |
Index options |
99.0% |
98.9% |
99.1% |
99.1% |
99.4% |
99.3% |
99.4% |
99.1% |
99.2% |
99.2% |
99.4% |
99.3% |
99.0% |
99.3% |
99.2% |
99.3% |
99.2% |
CBOE Holdings Total Options Market Share |
26.8% |
26.8% |
26.3% |
25.1% |
27.2% |
29.1% |
29.1% |
27.8% |
28.3% |
28.2% |
29.2% |
28.0% |
26.6% |
27.2% |
28.4% |
28.5% |
27.7% |
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Rolling Three-Month Average Revenue Per Contract (RPC)¹ |
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Equity options* |
$0.095 |
$0.092 |
$0.085 |
$0.081 |
$0.075 |
$0.070 |
$0.063 |
$0.057 |
$0.050 |
$0.048 |
$0.051 |
$0.053 |
$0.085 |
$0.070 |
$0.050 |
$0.053 |
$0.064 |
Exchange-traded products (ETPs) options* |
$0.138 |
$0.131 |
$0.117 |
$0.111 |
$0.104 |
$0.103 |
$0.096 |
$0.089 |
$0.079 |
$0.075 |
$0.082 |
$0.083 |
$0.117 |
$0.103 |
$0.079 |
$0.083 |
$0.095 |
Index options |
$0.738 |
$0.733 |
$0.720 |
$0.706 |
$0.698 |
$0.701 |
$0.704 |
$0.706 |
$0.707 |
$0.709 |
$0.711 |
$0.712 |
$0.720 |
$0.701 |
$0.707 |
$0.712 |
$0.710 |
Total Options |
$0.351 |
$0.351 |
$0.346 |
$0.335 |
$0.326 |
$0.328 |
$0.326 |
$0.320 |
$0.304 |
$0.297 |
$0.304 |
$0.311 |
$0.346 |
$0.328 |
$0.304 |
$0.311 |
$0.322 |
Futures |
$1.636 |
$1.623 |
$1.643 |
$1.697 |
$1.721 |
$1.682 |
$1.677 |
$1.702 |
$1.709 |
$1.718 |
$1.679 |
$1.683 |
$1.643 |
$1.682 |
$1.709 |
$1.683 |
$1.681 |
Total CBOE Holdings RPC |
$0.412 |
$0.413 |
$0.405 |
$0.397 |
$0.394 |
$0.405 |
$0.401 |
$0.395 |
$0.378 |
$0.374 |
$0.378 |
$0.377 |
$0.405 |
$0.405 |
$0.378 |
$0.377 |
$0.391 |
*Multiply-listed options (Equities and ETPs) |
$0.115 |
$0.110 |
$0.100 |
$0.095 |
$0.088 |
$0.086 |
$0.079 |
$0.072 |
$0.064 |
$0.061 |
$0.066 |
$0.068 |
$0.100 |
$0.086 |
$0.064 |
$0.068 |
$0.079 |
Total Volume for Select Index Products |
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SPX options (including Weeklys, Quarterlys, EOM & FLEX) |
22,100,538 |
19,599,850 |
20,896,723 |
17,183,112 |
18,879,122 |
26,305,465 |
21,238,960 |
19,912,547 |
22,828,181 |
18,889,983 |
26,026,611 |
24,091,909 |
62,597,111 |
62,367,699 |
63,979,688 |
69,008,503 |
257,953,001 |
SPXPM options |
289,218 |
272,223 |
207,385 |
137,986 |
164,530 |
162,884 |
147,647 |
133,109 |
178,957 |
98,511 |
149,773 |
208,082 |
768,826 |
465,400 |
459,713 |
456,366 |
2,150,305 |
VIX options |
12,863,096 |
12,826,704 |
14,365,215 |
11,791,318 |
11,086,911 |
15,951,153 |
10,670,980 |
11,558,186 |
12,918,491 |
9,513,754 |
14,476,592 |
10,224,012 |
40,055,015 |
38,829,382 |
35,147,657 |
34,214,358 |
148,246,412 |
VIX futures |
5,167,889 |
4,092,187 |
3,940,544 |
4,604,918 |
4,814,598 |
7,100,566 |
4,475,340 |
4,766,281 |
6,346,307 |
4,909,818 |
5,680,250 |
4,272,027 |
13,200,620 |
16,520,082 |
15,587,928 |
14,862,095 |
60,170,725 |
RUT options |
2,018,034 |
1,569,833 |
1,624,918 |
1,277,627 |
1,531,300 |
1,754,291 |
1,216,840 |
1,214,878 |
1,313,399 |
1,290,881 |
1,709,259 |
1,462,671 |
5,212,785 |
4,563,218 |
3,745,117 |
4,462,811 |
17,983,931 |
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ADV for Select Index Products |
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SPX options (including Weeklys, Quarterlys, EOM & FLEX) |
1,163,186 |
979,993 |
949,851 |
818,243 |
899,006 |
1,195,703 |
1,061,948 |
865,763 |
1,087,056 |
899,523 |
1,239,362 |
1,147,234 |
1,026,182 |
974,495 |
999,683 |
1,095,373 |
1,023,623 |
SPXPM options |
15,222 |
13,611 |
9,427 |
6,571 |
7,835 |
7,404 |
7,382 |
5,787 |
8,522 |
4,691 |
7,132 |
9,909 |
12,604 |
7,272 |
7,183 |
7,244 |
8,533 |
VIX options |
677,005 |
641,335 |
652,964 |
561,491 |
527,948 |
725,052 |
533,549 |
502,530 |
615,166 |
453,036 |
689,362 |
486,858 |
656,640 |
606,709 |
549,182 |
543,085 |
588,279 |
VIX futures |
271,994 |
204,609 |
179,116 |
219,282 |
229,267 |
322,753 |
223,767 |
207,230 |
302,205 |
233,801 |
270,488 |
203,430 |
216,404 |
258,126 |
243,561 |
235,906 |
238,773 |
RUT options |
106,212 |
78,492 |
73,860 |
60,839 |
72,919 |
79,741 |
60,842 |
52,821 |
62,543 |
61,471 |
81,393 |
69,651 |
85,455 |
71,300 |
58,517 |
70,838 |
71,365 |
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National Multiply-listed options (Equities & ETPs) |
326,368,342 |
296,684,500 |
309,006,435 |
300,607,716 |
278,683,579 |
322,284,967 |
274,773,798 |
289,167,039 |
319,042,145 |
279,141,547 |
339,977,219 |
290,719,392 |
932,059,277 |
901,576,262 |
882,982,982 |
909,838,158 |
3,626,456,679 |
National Index options |
38,303,491 |
35,233,760 |
38,061,792 |
31,235,154 |
32,494,376 |
45,273,226 |
34,123,754 |
33,575,103 |
37,998,882 |
30,473,168 |
43,224,698 |
36,770,113 |
111,599,043 |
109,002,756 |
105,697,739 |
110,467,979 |
436,767,517 |
National Options Volume |
364,671,833 |
331,918,260 |
347,068,227 |
331,842,870 |
311,177,955 |
367,558,193 |
308,897,552 |
322,742,142 |
357,041,027 |
309,614,715 |
383,201,917 |
327,489,505 |
1,043,658,320 |
1,010,579,018 |
988,680,721 |
1,020,306,137 |
4,063,224,196 |
Note: Numbers may not foot due to rounding and are subject to change and revisions.
¹Average revenue per contract (RPC) is based on a three-month rolling average, reported on a one-month lag. The average RPC represents total transaction fees for CBOE, C2 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.
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