Cboe Global Markets runs a global exchange network for derivatives, securities and digital assets, operating a unified trading platform delivering real-time market data, analytics and clearing.
Cboe Global Markets operates a portfolio of exchanges spanning North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and describes itself as the world's leading exchange network for derivatives, securities and digital asset trading. The company traces its roots to 1973, when, as the Chicago Board Options Exchange, it pioneered the first listed options contract in the United States. Today its venues cover listed options, futures, cash equities, foreign exchange and digital asset trading solutions, and it employs approximately 1,661 people, with offices in Chicago and New York.
Its technology estate is built around a unified trading platform that delivers real-time market data, analytics and clearing services to market participants worldwide. Technical work spans platform development, market data pipelines, index creation and maintenance, clearing systems and the underlying market technology infrastructure - systems on which global trading activity depends. Cboe created and maintains the VIX Index, the global benchmark for market volatility.
The company states a commitment to continuous development of new products and solutions, and to building trusted markets that help investors manage risk. It combines deep market expertise with technological leadership across derivatives, securities and digital asset trading.
