Introduced in October 2013, CBOE Volatility Index?(VIX?) expanded to extended trading hours (ETH) for futures during the following time?periods:
- 2:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday CT?
- 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday CT?
In a piece by CBOE’s Matt Moran, he noted the following milestones on Monday:
- All-time?total volume for VIX futures during ETH has topped 1.1 million?contracts.
- Average daily volume for VIX futures during ETH to-date in 2014 is 16,800-plus contracts.
The introductions of the ETH?sessions back in October came as commented by CBOE Holdings Chief Executive Officer Edward T. Tilly, “We are pleased to provide our European customers with the opportunity to trade VIX futures during local trading hours, but we also believe our entire global base of VIX users will benefit by extended trading hours.?
Additional notable trading information includes the?top two 2014 trading days for VIX futures ETH trading volume with 51,984 on Jan. 31, 2014 and?37,219 on March 3, 2014 (Ukraine crisis started heating up).