Volume in VIX futures, based on the CBOE Volatility Index (ticker VX), set a new all-time high in October with 187,628 contracts traded, besting the previous record of 173,864 contracts in November 2007.October 2009's volume posted increases of 56 percent and 31 percent from 120,280 contracts traded in October 2008 and 143,585 contracts traded in September 2009, respectively.Average daily volume in VIX futures during October was 8,529 contracts, 63 percent ahead of 5,230 contracts per day from a year ago and up 25 percent from 6,837 contracts per day from September.