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David Howson

Executive Vice President & Global President, Cboe Global Markets

Search every verified David Howson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In February 2021, David Howson, then President of Cboe Europe, discussed the post-Brexit shift of share trading in EU-listed names from the UK to the Netherlands. He described the move as "unprecedented in its size" and occurring overnight on January 4, but stated it "wasn't unpredicted" and had been signaled during Brexit negotiations. Howson noted that Cboe had launched a Dutch venue in October 2019 to prepare for the transition, and he described the shift as "pretty much permanent," adding that it would take "a major catalyst" for the industry to move European share trading elsewhere. Howson also addressed the lack of equivalence granted to the UK for share trading, saying he saw "no likelihood of an equivalence deal" and that "nothing really changed from the UK being equivalent on paper." He stated there was "no incentive" for the European Commission and ESMA to provide equivalence given the trading had moved to Europe. Responding to comments from former LSE boss Xavier Rolet, who characterized the loss of share trading as a "sideshow" compared to derivatives clearing, Howson argued that equity capital markets are "fundamental for democratizing wealth creation" and "at the heart of any financial services ecosystem," and should not be dismissed as a non-event.

Recent appearances

  • Cboe's Howson Outlines Global Expansion Strategy, Highlights 24/5 Trading and Retail Growth

    March 27, 2025 · 📺 John Lothian News (JLN)

    BOCA RATON, Fla. (JLN) - March 27, 2025 - David Howson, EVP and global president of Cboe Global Markets, outlined the exchange's vision for global expansion and product innovation in an interview with John Lothian News at FIA Boca50 in March. Howson emphasized Cboe's focus on meeting customer demand for 24/5 trading capabilities. "Our customers internationally are coming to us saying we want trading in daylight hours," Howson said. "We need to be engaged in the market structure debate, something that we need to solve to achieve that goal and meet our customers' needs." He identified three k…

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  • Cboe Unlocks Global Market Access with Powerful New VIX Options

    November 04, 2024 · 📺 Benzinga

    In this exclusive interview from Robinhood's HOOD Summit, Dave Howson, Global President of Cboe Global Markets, discusses Cboe’s role as a global leader in options, equities, and futures trading. Dave shares insights into Cboe’s latest innovation—VIX Options on Futures—and the company’s partnerships with retail brokerages like Robinhood. Discover how Cboe's tools are helping traders worldwide manage risk, tap into new volatility strategies, and access advanced trading products in the digital age. ___________________________________________________________________________ Thank you to Robinho…

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  • "Very large, very complex orders in seconds" | David Howson, Cboe

    May 28, 2024 · 📺 Schwab Network

    In the latest episode of Market Overtime, Oliver Renick joins Cboe executive David Howson on the trading floor in Chicago. From Options to A.I. they cover the technology and trading practices in today's economy. Learn how A.I. has a role to play in the industry and why Cboe is taking "Careful measured steps of innovation" in that space. #investing #cboe #stockmarket #stocks #ai #trading #options #optionstrading #global #marketovertime 0:00-0:40 Introduction 0:41-1:59 Evolution of Cboe 2:00-3:00 BATS acquisition & International Growth 3:01-5:10 Importance of the Trading Floor 5:11-6:05 Covi…

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  • Cboe's David Howson Talks Product Innovation and International Expansion at FIA Boca Conference

    April 11, 2024 · 📺 John Lothian News (JLN)

    David Howson, Global President of Cboe Global Markets, spoke with John Lothian News in a video from FIA Boca 2024 as part of our Industry Leaders series sponsored by Wedbush. He shared Cboe's global vision for 2024, saying the exchange is at an "inflection point" in its growth and is building out its global securities and derivatives network. "Last year we migrated Australia and Japan on to Cboe's uniform technology platform," he said. Cboe will lean into its strengths, which are its global technology platform and global footprint, as well as product innovation, Howson said, adding, "The exc…

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  • Days of Futures Past Episode 3 | Dave Howson and Jos Schmitt, Cboe

    May 27, 2023 · 📺 SmarterMarkets™

    SmarterMarkets™ Episode 123 | Released 5.27.23 This week on our Days of Futures Past series, we welcome Dave Howson and Jos Schmitt into the SmarterMarkets™ studio. Dave Howson is EVP & Global President at Cboe Global Markets and Jos Schmitt is President & CEO of Cboe Canada and SVP & Global Head of Listings for Cboe Global Markets. SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Dave and Jos to discuss the history of – and lessons from – the Chicago Board Options Exchange as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. https://smartermarkets.media/

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  • David Howson Looks Forward to His New Role and the Coming Year at Cboe

    April 01, 2022 · 📺 John Lothian News (JLN)

    David Howson will start a new role as president of Cboe on May 12, 2022, after joining the exchange in 2017. Howson started his exchange career in the City of London on the open outcry floor, and he says it is ironic that he will be relocating to Chicago, the home of the open outcry floor. In an interview with John Lothian News at FIA Boca 2022, he said his career has really been about fintech innovation. Early on, he worked on a project for the Milan Stock Exchange and helped Nasdaq prepare for the Reg NMS evolution in the U.S. He joined BATS in 2013, helping build its European business,…

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  • Shift from UK to EU unprecedented in size, but not unpredicted: CBOE Europe president

    February 17, 2021 · 📺 CNBCInternationalNews

    David Howson discusses the shift in U.K. trading to EU exchanges following Brexit.

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