CNBC said Tuesday it has struck a deal to provide daily programming from the CBOE trading floor in Chicago.
The business news channel said it will have an options reporter and have guest interviews from the floor. It will establish a broadcast studio on the trading floor scheduled to open later in the year.
Terms were not disclosed. But the relationship comes as demand for U.S. options reached record levels, driven by growing desire for risk management tools from retail and institutional investors, and the growth of options-based ETFs. Total U.S. options trading volume in 2025 was 15.2 billion contracts, up 26% compared to 2024’s record year, and included record activity in single stock, ETF and index options.
The CBOE trading floor has more than 300 brokers, market makers and trading-floor professionals representing firms from both Chicago and around the world.
“As participation in options trading has increased, our audience has sought deeper, real-time insight into how these markets move,” said David Cho, editor-in-chief of CNBC, in a statement. “Expanding our live presence to CBOE’s trading floor strengthens CNBC’s ability to deliver on-the-ground reporting and expert analysis from the center of options activity. This collaboration reflects our broader strategy to invest in market coverage that provides the content and education investors need to navigate this increasingly important part of the investing landscape.”
A CNBC spokesperson said the journalist stationed on the trading floor has not been determined.
