CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached a
record high in single-day volume with 44,516,949 contracts traded
across all asset classes on November 9,
2016, breaking the previous record of 39,567,064 contracts
set on October 15, 2014.
CME Group also confirmed records in daily trading volume for the
following:
- Electronic trading on CME Globex reached 39,977,534 contracts,
surpassing 35,067,597 set on October 15,
2014.
- The total interest rate complex reached 26,646,985 contracts,
surpassing 25,088,750 set on October 15,
2014.
- Eurodollar futures reached 11,562,175 contracts, surpassing
11,532,466 set on October 15,
2014.
- WTI crude oil futures reached 1,861,909 contracts, surpassing
1,789,698 set on February 11,
2016.
- The total metals complex reached 1,511,187 contracts,
surpassing 1,478,376 set on April 15,
2013.
- 10-Year Treasury options reached 1,068,963 contracts,
surpassing 1,024,109 set on June 20,
2013.
- S&P 500 Weekly options reached 984,450 contracts,
surpassing 948,322 contracts set on June 24,
2016.
- Gold futures reached 897,219 contracts, surpassing 751,058 set
on April 15, 2013.
- E-mini Dow futures traded 653,408 contracts, surpassing 559,035
set on Aug 24, 2015.
- Fed Fund futures hit 612,960 contracts, surpassing 596,230 set
on September 21, 2016.
- Japanese Yen futures hit 583,063 contracts, surpassing 550,553
set on June 7, 2013.
- Ultra 10 Year Note futures reached 300,843 contracts,
surpassing 198,966 contracts set on Aug 26,
2016.
- 30-Year Treasury Bond options reached 278,046 contracts,
surpassing 268,382 set on April 14,
2004.
- Mexican Peso futures reached 224,028 contracts, surpassing
208,499 set on December 8, 2014.
- Copper futures hit 256,017 contracts, surpassing 196,402 set on
November 8, 2016.
Additional information about CME Group's products is available
at: www.cmegroup.com.
CME Group's Interest Rate and Equity Index contracts are listed
by and subject to the rules of CBOT and CME.
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes,
foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather
and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together
through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and
its trading facilities in New York
and Chicago. CME Group also
operates CME Clearing, one of the world's leading central
counterparty clearing providers, which offers clearing and
settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded
contracts and over-the-counter derivatives transactions. These
products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can
substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk.
CME Group is a trademark of CME Group Inc. The Globe Logo, CME,
Globex and Chicago Mercantile Exchange are trademarks of Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and the Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of the
Board of Trade of the City of
Chicago, Inc. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and
ClearPort are registered trademarks of New York Mercantile
Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange,
Inc. KCBOT, KCBT and Kansas
City Board of Trade are trademarks of The Board of Trade of
Kansas City, Missouri, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Further information about CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) and its products
can be found at www.cmegroup.com.
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