CBOE Global Markets has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 19% to $0.86 per share. The company confirmed the payout schedule for the third quarter of 2026, marking a significant adjustment in shareholder returns.

The third-quarter 2026 dividend is payable on September 15, 2026. Eligibility is determined by stockholder status as of the record date, August 31, 2026.

Dividend Details

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE) announced on Aug. 6, 2026, that its pan-European clearing house, Cboe Clear Europe, will expand its Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) clearing service to include fixed income instruments beginning August 24, 2026. This expansion allows lenders and borrowers to clear EU, Swiss, UK, and US government and corporate bonds through a central counterparty, aiming to improve capital efficiency and reduce risk-weighted asset exposures for market participants.

The move builds on the successful launch of Cboe Clear Europe’s SFT clearing service in 2025, which initially covered European cash equities and ETFs across 19 European Central Securities Depositories. Since going live, the service has been adopted by principal lenders, agent lenders representing UCITS and non-UCITS beneficial owners, and borrowers. The platform currently supports daily notional outstanding loan values of €9 billion and processes over 1,000 settlements per day.

Settlement Infrastructure

Settlement for the new fixed income service will be routed through established central securities depositories and clearing systems based on the instrument’s origin:

Vikesh Patel, Global Head of Clearing and President of Cboe Clear Europe, stated that the addition of fixed income securities is a natural extension of the SFT clearing service. He noted strong demand from the industry for greater capital efficiency and lower risk exposures across asset classes, beyond just equities and ETFs.

Operational Benefits

By moving SFTs from a bilateral to a centrally cleared model, participants can improve balance sheet efficiencies while simplifying post-trade operations such as settlement, reporting, and client onboarding. Jan Treuren, Head of Product at Cboe Clear Europe, highlighted growing participant appetite for a single, globally consistent clearing framework. He emphasized that extending the capital efficiency and operational simplicity benefits delivered in European equities to new asset classes is a major step toward building a leading securities lending clearing ecosystem.

Cboe’s clearing arms, Cboe Clear Europe and Cboe Clear U.S., complement its markets across options, futures, equities, FX, and U.S. Treasuries. While Cboe Clear Europe provides clearing for European cash equities and SFTs, Cboe Clear U.S. currently clears digital asset futures listed on Cboe Futures Exchange and plans further expansions.

What the Numbers Show

The existing SFT platform demonstrates significant scale, with outstanding loan values reaching €9.0 billion on July 31, 2026, and a high watermark of €9.5 billion on May 7, 2026. The expansion into fixed income targets a larger addressable market than equities alone, potentially increasing these volumes substantially. The ability to settle US Treasuries via the Federal Reserve and US corporates via the Depository Trust Company suggests a focus on attracting non-US lenders and borrowers seeking centralized risk management for their dollar-denominated collateral.