The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE?) announced on August 1st record trading volume in CBOE Volatility Index? (VIX? index) futures during non-U.S. trading hours, with an estimated 68,033 contracts changing hands. The record surpasses the previous record in non-U.S. trading hours of 59,505 contracts set on July 10.
In July, volume in VIX futures outside of regular U.S. trading hours averaged more than 19,000 contracts per day, accounting for 9.9 percent of CFE’s total daily volume.