CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported its March and first-quarter 2020 market statistics, showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 32.1 million contracts during the month of March, up 68% from March 2019. First-quarter 2020 ADV reached a record 27 million contracts, an increase of 45% from first-quarter 2019. Open interest at the end of March was 123 million contracts. Market statistics are available online in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.
Quarterly ADV highlights across asset classes include:
- Record Interest Rate ADV of 13.8 million contracts, up 34% from Q1 2019
- Record Equity Index ADV of 6.5 million contracts, up 106% from Q1 2019
- Record Options ADV of 5.4 million contracts, up 41% from Q1 2019
- Record Energy ADV of 3.2 million contracts, up 38% from Q1 2019
- Agricultural ADV of 1.5 million contracts, up 9% from Q1 2019
- Foreign Exchange ADV of 1.1 million contracts, up 22% from Q1 2019
- Record Metals ADV of 889,000 contracts, up 58% from Q1 2019
March ADV across asset classes include:
- Interest Rate ADV of 15.7 million contracts, up 51% from March 2019
- Record Equity Index ADV of 8.9 million contracts, up 153% from March 2019
- Record Options ADV of 6.3 million contracts, up 54% from March 2019
- Record Energy ADV of 3.6 million contracts, up 67% from March 2019
- Agricultural ADV of 1.6 million contracts, up 16% from March 2019
- Record Foreign Exchange ADV of 1.4 million contracts, up 36% from March 2019
- Record Metals ADV of 920,000 contracts, up 55% from March 2019
Additional March highlights include:
- Total volume surpassed 25 million contracts for 15 continuous trading days
- Record Eurodollar futures ADV of 5 million contracts
- Record Micro E-mini Equity futures ADV of 2.3 million contracts
- Record WTI Crude Oil futures ADV of 1.9 million contracts
- Record Gold futures ADV of 471,000 contracts
- Record BrokerTec U.S.Treasury average daily notional value of $246 billion, up 39% from March 2019
- EBS Spot FX average daily notional value reached $131 billion, a 58% increase from March 2019
Source: CME