Filed by CBOE Holdings, Inc.
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Subject Company: CBOE Holdings, Inc.
Subject Companys Commission File No.: 333-140574
This filing replaces and corrects the filing made earlier today relating to an interview with William Brodsky on CBOE TV. The following is a transcript of a CBOE TV interview with William Brodsky that was posted on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated website on April 13, 2007.
The following is a transcript of a CBOE TV interview with William Brodsky that was posted on the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated website on April 13, 2007.
ANGELA MILES: Hello everybody Im Angela Miles. Thanks so much for joining us on the News and Events channel. Coming up a special conversation with William Brodsky. He is the man in charge of it all. Ill be right back.
Well its been a big year here at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and lets brings in the man whos behind it all. Hes William Brodsky and it is a pleasure to have you on the show today. Thanks for your time.
WILLIAM BRODSKY: Nice to be here Angie.
MILES: I know you are extremely busy but lets talk about whats happening here.
BRODSKY: Sure.
MILES: At the Options Exchange, its been a busy busy year. Lets talk about your volume. How is it looking this year.
BRODSKY: Oh were having a great year. We had a record year in 06. We were up 45% over the year before and were breaking new records this year.
MILES: Incredible and interesting to note the markets have been in a wild ride this year and it seems like everybodys getting interested in becoming more interested and the options are you seeing that translate in to business here.
BRODSKY: Well of course. First of all people who understand options know that volatility drives options prices and weve actually seen some real volatility this year which obviously for our business is good but theres another thing going on and that is that people are understanding options much more. Its becoming a much more mainstream instrument. So even though were experiencing some volatility that we hadnt always experienced in the recent past, the bottom line is were getting new customers in who understand that options can help moderate the volatility in ones portfolio and sometimes enhance income at the same time.
MILES: Its all about managing that risk these days.
BRODSKY: Right.
MILES: Nobody wants to lose too much. Everybody wants to win. Lets talk about whats happening with the leadership in this sector because clearly CBOE is a strong leader in the Options industry. How do you stay No. 1?
BRODSKY: Well it is always a challenge when you have six other exchanges competing and chasing after your feet all the time. Weve done it through combination of things. Technology, our technology is second to none. New products. Were very excited with the new product we have in fact our most successful new product is options on the VIX, which is a volatility product. Its probably the most successful new option product in the history of the option business. So were very excited about that. And we also have other new products were working on. But most important were doing what customers need us to do in existing products as well as bring out new products.
MILES: Are the big products definitely the buy-right? That was a new index.
BRODSKY: Well the buy right index is really a benchmark. A buy right index the way we structured it in various products but the most significant is the people who buy the S&P 500 index and they can do it through an index fund or an ETF and then sell calls on the index. A buy right index gives them a benchmark to say how their doing and its been so successful theres been some major investment firms and fund companies who actually now offer a buy right index as a product. So not only do we offer people something that they can either for themselves or do through an intermediary, but what weve been able do to here is if the nature of the product is that people have to use our markets on a monthly basis to roll a position forward to make the strategy work.
MILES: How do you do it? How do you manage your business to make sure youre ahead of the curve and you can come out with these new kinds of products? It takes a lot of innovation to do this.
BRODSKY: Well we have very good people. I mean the truth is its like any business if you have people that are dedicated and knowledgeable about the business, and they work hard. You dont beat them up too hard. Their going to come up with some very good things, and a lot of things that we come up with, quite frankly, you know eminate from within the organization. We work it out with the traders because the traders are the ones who actually have to say yeah I could use this right or I wont use this. We talk to firms that have retail customers and the combination of this input gives us the ability to come out with a new product.
MILES: Alright, I dont want you to give away too many secrets. So were going to take a break here and when I come back were going to talk about the CBOE going for profit. Its a big topic. Well be right back.
MILES: So the industry is all a buzz. Whats next for the CBOE? When will this big organization go for profit? Lets get the answer from Bill Brodsky and were chatting about this. Everybodys talking about it on the floor. Whats ahead for the CBOE? When does this happen?
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BRODSKY: Well, first of all the concept for profit is really part of a 3-step process that most traditional exchanges have gone through as theyve gone from a membership organization to a publicly owned company. The first step is to go for profit, and we started that process in 2006, were fully engaged in 2007, and what were trying to do now is demutualize, which means turning in seats which people have had on exchanges for years for shares. Were working very actively. We filed with the SEC in February to do that and thats our top priority for this year.
MILES: As a CEO you have to be paying attention to what the other guys are doing?
BRODSKY: Well exchanges are unique institutions and one of the things that exchanges have that a lot of other businesses dont have is a tremendous amount of operating leverage, which means if we are averaging, for example, 2,700,000 contracts a day and we have a big day as we did in February where we did 6 million-plus contracts, the volume between the 2,700,000 and the 6,700,000 that we traded almost all goes right to the bottom line. And the investment world now understands that, so exchanges become very attractive if they can get to that point where they can have an IPO. Although we havent made any decisions about that, clearly thats one of our potential objectives.
MILES: Definitely, I mean the Exchanges have actually been the big play in the last six months. Everybody is jumping on board. I mean they were so hot.
BRODSKY: In fact, one of the things we came at with last year was an exchange-index.
MILES: There you go. Lets talk about also managing your portfolio. That was another big product to come out of the CBOE.
BRODSKY: We actually pioneered, in our leadership role, the whole concept of portfolio margining which is a mammoth change from the way people have had their portfolios margined for decades and decades. It will allow investors, whether they trade stocks and options or just stocks or just options, to have the portfolio margined as a whole entity rather than on a strategy basis. And it will create a lot more flexibility for people who are sensitive to how much money they have invested in their portfolio.
MILES: Alright, most definitely and I want to talk as well about seat prices, and I wont put you on the hot seat about whats next because clearly if you see the CBO become an IPO, youll see prices based on what we see with the other Exchanges go through the roof. But already youre seeing some record numbers with your seat prices.
BRODSKY: Well, our seat prices have been very strong for two reasons. One, the business is strong and we have a new class of people buying seats and that is people who are very sophisticated, who are not buying the seats as they used to in the past to trade. But because they believe theres inherent value in the institution, and I hope theyll be right.
MILES: Well thank you so much for setting down for a conversation with us. Im Angela Miles thats a rap for me. Ill see you next time.
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This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In connection with the proposed restructuring transaction, CBOE Holdings, Inc. (CBOE Holdings) has filed certain relevant materials with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including a registration statement on Form S-4. Members are encouraged to read the registration statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus that are a part of the registration statement, because it contains important information about the proposed transaction. Members are able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, as well as the other filings containing information about CBOE Holdings and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE), without charge, at the SECs Web site, http://www.sec.gov, and the companies website, www.CBOE.com. In addition, CBOE members may obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed by CBOE Holdings or the CBOE from CBOE Holdings by directing a request to the Office of the Secretary, CBOE Holdings, Inc., 400 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60605.
CBOE Holdings, the CBOE and their respective directors, executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of CBOE Holdings and of the CBOE is available in the prospectus/proxy statement.
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