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Logo - [http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140123/AQ51408LOGO](http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140123/AQ51408LOGO) FX options reached $32.4 billion in notional value (231,307 contracts) surpassing the previous record of $26.1 billion (174,941 contracts) set on May 5, 2010.  Ninety-four percent of the options, or $30.7 billion, traded electronically on CME Globex compared to the previous record of $18.2 billion also set on May 5, 2010. Additionally, open interest in FX options increased $6.7 billion yesterday reaching a total of $125.4 billion. In the underlying FX futures, market participants traded $149 billion notional, almost twice the August 2014 average. For further information, please visit [www.cmegroup.com/fx](http://www.cmegroup.com/fx). These products are listed by and subject to the rules of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. 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