Cboe Global Markets, Inc. CBOEreported average daily volume (ADV) of nearly 7 million for May 2018. Though ADV declined 5.3% year over year, shares of the company gained nearly 3.6% in the last couple of trading sessions.
Total contracts for the month were 152.9 million, slipping nearly 5.3% year over year.
Subsequently, ADV of the U.S. Equities Matched came in at 1.3 million shares last month, down 2.6% year over year whereas the European Equities Matched contracted 2.9% year over year to €10.5 billion. The Global FX Matched improved 45.3% to nearly $40.9 billion.
Though the May volumes were down compared with the year-ago level, the company has witnessed a year-to-date ADV increasing year over year. Rise in trading volumes should consistently drive transaction fees (accounting for 70% of total operating revenues in 2017). As a result, the company has kept the revenue growth momentum up for the past several years.
We believe the company to retain this positive trend in the coming quarters, backed by a strong market position, global reach, prudent acquisitions and a robust portfolio of proprietary products.
Shares of Cboe Global Markets have lost 17.4% year to date, underperforming the industry’s increase of 10.6%. Nonetheless, we expect market volatility lending momentum to trading volumes and benefits derived from Bats Global acquisition to help the stock rebound.