Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
About: Founded in 1973, Cboe controls the largest option exchange in the US, which provides around 60% of the firm's revenue. The company is best known for its proprietary S&P 500 and VIX index options, which it offers through an exclusive contract with S&P Global. The firm moved into US and European equities through the $3.4 billion acquisition of BATS in 2017. Cboe has continued to look to expand internationally, using acquisitions to build a presence in both Canada and Australia.
Employees: 1,685
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
171% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $280M | Put options by funds: $103M
82% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 51
34% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 348 | Existing positions reduced: 259
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 795 [Q1] → 825 (+30) [Q2]
1.3% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.78% [Q1] → 88.08% (+1.3%) [Q2]
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $20.5B [Q1] → $21.5B (+$949M) [Q2]
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q1] → 7 (-5) [Q2]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Kyle Voigt
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$248
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Market Perform
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Piper Sandler
Patrick Moley
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$265
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Overweight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Barclays
Benjamin Budish
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$256
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
UBS
Alex Kramm
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$255
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Neutral
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Oppenheimer
Owen Lau
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$265
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Outperform
Maintained
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4 Aug 2025 |
Morgan Stanley
Michael Cyprys
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$218
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Underweight
Maintained
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15 Jul 2025 |
Citigroup
Christopher Allen
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$245
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Neutral
Maintained
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8 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 13 articles about CBOE published over the past 30 days