CHICAGO, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today
announced that its Fed Fund futures contracts reached an all-time
daily high of 658,700 contracts traded on Feb. 22, 2017, surpassing the previous record
achieved on Nov. 9, 2016, following
the U.S. presidential election. Also on Feb.
22, Ultra 10-Year Treasury Futures reached a record high of
315,730 contracts traded, surpassing the previous high reached on
Nov. 28, 2016. Both contracts also
achieved record open interest on Feb.
22 of 1.6 million and 342,000 contracts, respectively.
"CME Group continues to be the destination of choice for U.S.
interest rate risk management across the yield curve," said
Agha Mirza, CME Group's Global Head
of Interest Rate Products. "As these records demonstrate, market
participants around the world are using our deep, liquid interest
rate products to navigate increased market volatility and
geopolitical uncertainty."
CME Group's Treasury futures have continued to break open
interest records for 14 consecutive days in February, with an
all-time open interest high of 10.5 million contracts achieved on
Feb. 22, representing more than
$1.2 trillion in notional value.
CME Group's interest rate contracts are listed by and subject to
the rules of the Chicago Board of
Trade. To learn more, visit cmegroup.com/interestrates
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. Through its exchanges, CME Group offers 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 products and
metals. CME Group provides electronic trading globally on its
CME Globex platform. The company also offers clearing
and settlement services across asset classes for exchange-traded
and over-the-counter derivatives through its clearinghouses CME
Clearing and CME Clearing Europe. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
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