Options Analytics · Reviewed 26 Oct 2026

Cboe LiveVol

Options analytics platform for traders with real-time data, scanning, and Excel integration.

from $105 · free tier · livevol.com ↗

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Cboe LiveVol at a glance

Overview

01

Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Cboe LiveVol is an options analytics platform providing real-time quotes, trades, and calculations for traders S1. It serves retail and professional traders seeking to analyze trading activity and identify opportunities S1 S7. The platform offers web-based tools, Excel integration, and a streaming trade review for error detection S1 S29 S6.

02

Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Cboe LiveVol, an options analysis software suite S1.
  • Core purpose: Helps traders analyze trading activity and identify opportunities S1.
  • Intended users: Retail and professional traders S7.
  • Product scope: A family of platforms including LiveVol Pro, LiveVol Core, and LiveVol Excel S7 S28 S29.
  • Positioning: Positions itself as the standard in options analytics S21.
  • Claimed distinction: Claims patented technology and robust analytics S1 S8.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Retail tradersUse LiveVol Core for market scanning and analysis without downloads S28.
Professional tradersUse LiveVol Pro for robust analytics and streaming trade data S7.
Individual investorsRequest obvious error reviews via Streaming Trade Review S6.
Professional tradersRequest obvious error reviews and monitor execution quality S6.

Features

09

Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Real-time dataProvides real-time options and equity quotes, trades, and calculations S1.
Market scanningOffers full range of market scans and visualizations in a web-based tool S28.
Excel integrationPulls LiveVol data directly into Excel spreadsheets S29.
Streaming trade reviewAppends analytics to trades, flagging potential obvious errors and slippage S6.
Alerts and monitoringIncludes alerts and positions monitors for tracking S8 S18.
Historical dataProvides data from 2004 to today for backtesting and analysis S17.
10

Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
LiveVol ExcelIntegrationPulls real-time options data into Excel S29.
FIXAPIReturns fill reports for monitoring in LiveVol Pro S6.
API Technical ReferenceAPIProvides programmatic access to LiveVol data S40.
Cboe DataShop APIsAPISold separately for data access S17.

Pricing

11

Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
LiveVol Core$105 per month, or $1,050 per year S17Scanning and charting S17Market data fees extra S17
LiveVol Pro (1–4 users)$420 per user per month; $350 on one-year term S17Time and sales since 2011; LiveVol Excel included S17Market data fees extra S17
LiveVol Pro (126+ users)$170 per user per month; $140 on one-year term S17Tiered per-user discount S17CME data package $130.10 per month extra S17
Free trial15 days free S17Full platform access S17Card required for verification S17

Competition

12

Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
datashop.cboe.com424.8livevol, cboe livevol
facebook.com214.5livevol
livevolpro.com111livevol
finance.yahoo.com113livevol
reddit.com113cboe livevol
ir.cboe.com114cboe livevol
api.livevol.com115livevol
youtube.com118livevol

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

Page typeEvidenceSource
reviewsAnalytics Platformshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsStreaming Trade Reviewhttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsTutorialshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsNoticeshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsSubscribehttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsContacthttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsEnterprise Solutionhttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsStreaming Trade Reviewhttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsProactively identify potential obvious errors and analyze execution quality with real-time trade insights, so you can act while the exchange's review window is still open.https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsContact SalesDownload factsheet ↓https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsWhy streaming trade reviewhttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsEvery second of the review window countshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsComplex trading systems can't be made failure-proof, and rising volumes have multiplied risk exposure. Miss the exchange's review window and the trade stands. Streaming Trade Review helps you quickly identify potential obvious errors and export trade details for submission to the executing exchange.https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsto request an obvious error review for individual investorshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsto request an obvious error review for professional tradershttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsKey benefitshttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsReal-time dollar impacthttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsSee the cost of a flagged trade the moment it's detected, no manual calculation required.https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsTrusted theoretical pricinghttps://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
reviewsBuilt on the industry's official obvious-error benchmark, in production since 2017.https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/

Independent review sources discovered

PlatformStatusDiscovered source
Googlediscovered_not_scrapedhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cboe.mobile

Website intelligence — Scout synthesis

  • First-party claim: LiveVol is described as "The standard in U.S. options analysis" W7W19W53.
  • First-party claim: The streaming trade review page states it is "Built on the industry's official obvious-error benchmark, in production since 2017" W75.
  • Scout inference: The emphasis on patented technology and being the "standard" suggests a competitive positioning against other options analytics platforms W8W20W54.
  • Scout inference: The Cboe affiliation provides a credibility advantage over independent competitors W4W5.
14

AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 8.7%

Scout traffic model did not return a separate AI-referral trend series for this domain.

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

Website intelligence — Scout synthesis

  • Scout inference: The homepage's clear, descriptive headings and structured navigation may aid AI crawlers in understanding the site's purpose W6W7W8W18W19W20.
  • Scout inference: The streaming trade review page uses descriptive subheadings and step-by-step explanations that could be well-suited for AI-generated summaries W68W69W70W78W79W80W81W82W83.
  • Scout inference: The site includes a mix of text and image content, with alt text available for banner images, which may support AI-based image understanding W36W55W58W60.
15

Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Striking-distance keywordVolume 480 · https://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/
Important pagehttps://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/ · 2 sampled keywords · best position 4
Competitor gap4 first-page appearances across livevol, cboe livevol
Technical priorityhttps://www.livevol.com/user-guide/

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • pricing: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • features: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Website intelligence — Scout synthesis

  • First-party claim: The site offers a free trial via Cboe DataShop, which can be used as a lead-generation mechanism W31W44W56.
  • First-party claim: The streaming trade review page provides a contact sales email and a downloadable factsheet, indicating a direct sales funnel W67.
  • First-party claim: The homepage lists supported asset classes: "Options, Equities, ETFs, Indexes, Futures, Currencies, Earnings" W10W22.
  • Scout inference: The site could benefit from more detailed pricing information on-page, as pricing is only referenced via anchor links to product pages W28W41.
  • Scout inference: The streaming trade review page targets a niche professional audience and could be promoted through targeted content marketing around obvious error rules and execution quality W66W70W75.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

No citation-grounded independent review links were found.

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools — ## The standard in U.S. options analysis. LiveVol's web-based platforms and patented technology provide everything you need to quickly analyze trading activity and identify opportunities. ... Take your analytics to the next level with custom historical data.
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools / Analytics Platforms — ## THE ESSENTIALS OF LIVEVOL ... Designed with the retail trader in mind, LiveVol Core offers the key features of the LiveVol platform with a sleek and intuitive interface. ... LiveVol Pro is the most robust options analytics tool available for professional traders, featuring streaming trade data, alerts, earnings analysis, and a real-time Excel add-in. ... Analytics with Historical Data ... Time and Sales - Option TAQ data ... Live Skew ... LiveVol Excel Add-ons
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools — ## The standard in U.S. options analysis. LiveVol's web-based platforms and patented technology provide everything you need to quickly analyze trading activity and identify opportunities. ## Next-Level Analytics. Take your analytics to the next level
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools / User Guide — We separated the components in the LiveVol platform into three broad categories (Market, Analytics and Charts). The Market dropdown is focused on components powered by live market data. You’ll find components delivering stocks, options and futures quotes, as well as trade tape and various exchange notifications. ... The Charts dropdown menu hosts our most visual components. Our Stock Charts, found here have data back to 2011. You’ll also be able to launch our Futures Term-Structure and Options L
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools / APIs — Option and Underlying Quotes by OSI Underlying Quotes All Option Trades Option Trades Breakdown Flex Notifications Flex Trades Halts Underlying Limit Up/Limit Down Time and Sales Option Trades Underlying Trades Level II Pre-Trade Snapshot and
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools — ## The standard in U.S. options analysis. LiveVol's web-based platforms and patented technology provide everything you need to quickly analyze trading activity and identify opportunities. ## Next-Level Analytics. Take your analytics to the next level
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools — Strategy Tools ## The standard in U.S. options analysis. LiveVol's web-based platforms and patented technology provide everything you need to quickly analyze trading activity and identify opportunities.
  • Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools — Strategy Tools ## The standard in U.S. options analysis. LiveVol's web-based platforms and patented technology provide everything you need to quickly analyze trading activity and identify opportunities.

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

17

Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipNot published on the collected pages.—
Contact and supportNot published on the collected pages.—
Legal and privacyNot published on the collected pages.—
Security and complianceNot published on the collected pages.—
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2006-08-01—
Domain expires2027-08-01—

Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership, contact and support, legal and privacy, security and compliance, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

18

Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
GuideGuidePublic tutorials and product guidance. (source)Not dated
Online Market Scans, Options Analysis, Alerts and Reports / LiveVol TutorialsGuideOptions analysis software from LiveVol provides real-time options and equity quotes, trades, calculations. Scan the market for trading opportunities and trading strategies. LiveVol provides options trading historical and analytical data. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Web-based platforms with no download needed for Core S1 S28.S1 S28
Platforms and appsRequires Windows for Excel add-in S29.S29
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)API Technical Reference available S40.S40
Data ownership and exportExport trade details for exchange filing S6.S6
Performance and reliability claimsReal-time data updates automatically S7.S7
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2006-08-01 — GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Domain expires2027-08-01
TLS certificateGoogle Trust Services, valid, expires 2026-12-29
Security headersHSTS
Headers not servedCSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Server headercloudflare
Mail handled bymxb-00257201.gslb.pphosted.com, mxa-00257201.gslb.pphosted.com
Nameserverskevin.ns.cloudflare.com, jessica.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

21

Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 12 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 81/100
  • Critical issues: 1
  • Warnings: 38
  • Notices: 11

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/
warningPage should have one primary H13https://www.livevol.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/
warningPage should have one primary H13https://www.livevol.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/
warningTitle length should be reviewed77https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/
warningPage should have one primary H15https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/
warningTitle length should be reviewed93https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed220https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/streaming-trade-review/
warningTitle length should be reviewed77https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/tutorials/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/tutorials/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/tutorials/
warningTitle length should be reviewed81https://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed244https://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/
warningPage should have one primary H13https://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/stock-options-analysis-data/
warningTitle length should be reviewed72https://www.livevol.com/online-market-scanning-and-analysis-software/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed381https://www.livevol.com/online-market-scanning-and-analysis-software/
warningPage should have one primary H14https://www.livevol.com/online-market-scanning-and-analysis-software/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/online-market-scanning-and-analysis-software/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed268https://www.livevol.com/options-trading-analysis-software/
warningPage should have one primary H14https://www.livevol.com/options-trading-analysis-software/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/options-trading-analysis-software/
criticalMissing page title—https://www.livevol.com/user-guide/
warningMissing meta description—https://www.livevol.com/user-guide/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.livevol.com/user-guide/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/user-guide/
warningTitle length should be reviewed66https://www.livevol.com/site-map/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/site-map/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.livevol.com/site-map/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/site-map/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed226https://www.livevol.com/options-history-realtime-excel/
warningPage should have one primary H14https://www.livevol.com/options-history-realtime-excel/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/options-history-realtime-excel/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed237https://www.livevol.com/apis/technical-reference/
warningPage should have one primary H12https://www.livevol.com/apis/technical-reference/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.livevol.com/apis/technical-reference/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.livevol.com/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://www.livevol.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/analytics-platforms/tutorials/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/site-map/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample6https://www.livevol.com/apis/technical-reference/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools335491 mshttps://www.livevol.com/
200Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools335474 mshttps://www.livevol.com/
200Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools \Analytics Platforms5563292 ms
200Streaming Trade Review \Real-Time Obvious Error Detection & Execution Quality \Cboe LiveVol2588
200Online Market Scans, Options Analysis, Alerts and Reports \LiveVol Tutorials1428307 ms
200Implied Volatility, Historical Stock Options Pricing and Analysis \Cboe DataShop342280 ms
200Online Market Scans, Options Analysis, Alerts and Reports \LiveVol Core4471103 ms
200Options Trading Analysis Software \LiveVol Pro462298 ms
200Missing title271983 mshttps://www.livevol.com/user-guide/
200Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools \Site Map232582 ms
200Stock Options History and Analysis in Excel \LiveVol Excel456180 ms
200Stock Options Analysis & Options Trading Strategy Tools \APIs259073 ms

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

22

Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct46.9%
search21.5%
search organic13.9%
search paid7.7%
social13.3%
social organic13.3%
social paid0.0%
referrals6.5%
paid referrals1.3%
mail1.7%
gen ai8.7%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention specific competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing for all tiers, no customer testimonials or case studies, and no security or compliance certifications. Open questions remain about data ownership terms and API pricing.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 11 collected pages from livevol.com, including product pages, user guide, and tutorials. External proof search was performed but no review profiles were scraped. Limitations include missing pricing details for some plans and lack of independent reviews.

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