In Re: Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index Manipulation Antitrust Litigation

  1. April 16, 2019

    Kessler Topaz Gets Committee Slot But Not Lead In Cboe MDL

    Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP has been effectively booted, at least for now, from its co-lead role atop multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, with a spot on the steering committee as its consolation prize after its lead attorney switched firms.

  2. April 11, 2019

    Ex-Kessler Topaz Atty Fights Firm Over Cboe MDL Lead Role

    A former Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP attorney has fought back against the firm's attempt to pull her off her co-lead counsel role in multidistrict litigation over the alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, saying she is still qualified to hold the position while at a new firm.

  3. January 28, 2019

    CORRECTED: Cboe Says New Suit, VIX Fix MDL Belong In Same Court

    Cboe Global Markets Inc. and related entities in the multidistrict litigation accusing it of permitting manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, or VIX, asked an Illinois federal court on Friday to re-assign a recently filed action, citing "extensive overlap between the two cases."

  4. January 14, 2019

    Cboe Investors Denied Names In VIX Manipulation MDL

    Chicago Board Options Exchange investors will have to weather Cboe Global Markets Inc.'s dismissal bid before trying to get the names of traders who allegedly manipulated the exchange's volatility index, or VIX, after an Illinois federal judge on Friday refused to grant an early discovery peek in the multidistrict litigation.

  5. January 08, 2019

    Cboe Shouldn't Be Let Out Of VIX Manipulation MDL

    Chicago Board Options Exchange investors urged an Illinois federal court not to let Cboe Global Markets Inc. out of multidistrict litigation accusing it and related entities of manipulating the exchange's volatility index, or VIX.

  6. December 05, 2018

    Cboe Investors Just Want Names In VIX Manipulation MDL

    Chicago Board Options Exchange investors continued to urge an Illinois federal court to approve expedited discovery in multidistrict litigation against Cboe Global Markets Inc. and related entities over alleged manipulation of its volatility index, claiming they are missing data that would help them identify the manipulators.

  7. November 20, 2018

    Cboe Says It Shouldn't Be Liable For VIX Manipulation

    Cboe Global Markets Inc. urged an Illinois federal court Monday to dismiss it from multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of the Chicago Board Options Exchange's volatility index, known as VIX, saying the role of overseeing exchanges falls to federal regulators.

  8. November 19, 2018

    Cboe Tries To Keep Lid On Discovery In VIX Manipulation MDL

    Cboe Global Markets Inc. is urging an Illinois federal court to deny Chicago Board Options Exchange investors a head start on discovery in multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of its volatility index, arguing that their discovery bid goes beyond their claim to need the names of traders who manipulated the index.

  9. October 26, 2018

    Investors Need More Info To Name VIX Manipulators In MDL

    Chicago Board Options Exchange investors want a head start on discovery in multidistrict litigation against Cboe Global Markets Inc. for allegedly manipulating its volatility index, arguing in an Illinois federal court brief that they need limited early discovery to identify the traders who actually manipulated the index.

  10. October 02, 2018

    Multiple Cos. Dropped From VIX Manipulation MDL, For Now

    Cboe Global Markets Inc. will face multidistrict litigation over alleged manipulation of its volatility index largely alone after investors dropped virtually all other defendants from their case in Illinois federal court, having previously said they wanted to pursue the case in two parts.

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