Cboe

Cboe Global Markets, Inc., commonly known as Cboe, is an American financial exchange operator that provides trading venues for options, futures, and equities, as well as market data and analytics. It traces its origins to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, founded in 1973 to standardize and centralize the trading of listed options on U.S. equities.

Cboe was instrumental in the development of listed options and expanded into index options and other products. It introduced the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, in 1993, a widely watched gauge of expected stock market volatility.

The firm operates a family of trading venues, including Cboe Options Exchange for options on equities and indices, and Cboe's equity venues such as BZX, BYX, EDGX, and EDGA, along with the Cboe Futures Exchange for futures products.

In 2017, Cboe Holdings completed its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, creating Cboe Global Markets, and subsequently adopted the corporate name Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

The company is headquartered in Chicago and is listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker CBOE. It operates globally with a diversified product set and provides market data and clearing-related services, while being regulated by appropriate U.S. regulators.