Cboe(US:CBOE) Prnewswire·2026-03-04 21:30Core Insights - Cboe Global Markets reported significant increases in trading volumes across various segments for February 2026 compared to the previous year and the previous month, indicating strong market activity and growth in specific product categories [1] Trading Volume Highlights - Multi-listed options saw an average daily trading volume (ADV) of 13,476 thousand contracts in February 2026, a slight decrease of 0.6% from February 2025 and a 4.4% decrease from January 2026 [1] - Index options experienced a notable increase in ADV, reaching 5,973 thousand contracts, which is a 33.7% increase year-over-year and a 9.1% increase from January 2026 [1] - Futures trading volume rose significantly to 127,624 thousand contracts, marking a 114.7% increase compared to February 2025 and a 20.1% increase from January 2026 [1] - U.S. equities matched shares on-exchange increased to 1,961 million, a 17.2% increase from February 2025 and a 4.7% increase from January 2026 [1] - Off-exchange matched shares for U.S. equities reached 268 million, a 76.6% increase year-over-year and an 11.0% increase from January 2026 [1] - Canadian equities matched shares increased to 204,403 thousand, a 22.9% increase from February 2025, but a 14.6% decrease from January 2026 [1] - European equities saw a significant rise in trading volume, with a total monthly average daily notional value of €17.963 billion, a 30.9% increase from February 2025 [1] Notable Records - Cboe's proprietary index options achieved a record monthly ADV of 6.0 million contracts, driven by a record 3.0 million contracts for SPX zero-days-to-expiry (0DTE), which constituted 63% of all SPX trading [1] - BIDS Trading reported a record monthly ADV of 267.8 million matched shares for U.S. equities off-exchange [1] - Cboe Europe set a record for monthly ADNV at €18.0 billion, including record values in Cboe Periodic Auctions (€6.3 billion) and Cboe BIDS Europe (€969.0 million) [1]