Cboe Global Markets Inc. (CBOE) has released its monthly trading volume statistics for October 2025. The data highlights significant activity, particularly within its U.S. options segment.
The company’s monthly statistical report revealed that trading activity across its four U.S. options exchanges reached an all-time monthly high. The average daily volume for the segment rose to 21.4 million contracts.
This overall growth was fueled by record-breaking activity in two areas: Multi-list options, which averaged 15.9 million contracts per day, and the exchange’s own proprietary index products, which saw an average of 5.5 million contracts daily.
SPX Options Set New Monthly Record
Trading in contracts linked to the S&P 500 index (SPX) was a particular area of high activity. SPX options set a new monthly record with an average of 4.4 million contracts traded each day.
A substantial portion of this activity came from short-dated options known as zero-days-to-expiry (0DTE) contracts, which themselves set a monthly record with an average daily volume of 2.7 million contracts. The heightened interest culminated in a new single-day record on Oct. 10, when 6.4 million SPX option contracts were traded.
As reported yesterday, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) also released data pointing to a significant uptick in trading activity and market volatility during October. The company’s data showed a 16% year-on-year increase in total open interest, a key measure of the number of outstanding contracts.
This surge, which suggests expanded market participation and hedging activity, was driven particularly by strong demand for contracts linked to energy prices and key interest rates.
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