CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced
it set a total open interest record of 129.5 million contracts on
Feb. 6, 2017. The previous open
interest record of 129 million contracts was set on June 14, 2017.
CME Group also achieved a new daily volume record for its
options complex of 9.2 million contracts on Feb. 6, surpassing the previous record of 8.1
million contracts set on Nov. 9,
2016. In particular, equity index options volume hit a new
record of 3.8 million contracts. The previous equity index options
volume record of 3.6 million contracts was set on Feb. 5, 2018.
Overall equity futures and options reached a new daily volume
record on Feb. 6 of 10.7 million
contracts, surpassing the previous record of 9.7 million contracts
set on Feb. 5, 2018. The E-mini Dow
($5) future also set an all-time
daily volume record on Feb. 6,
trading nearly 658,000 contracts, exceeding the previous record of
more than 653,000 contracts traded, set on Nov. 9, 2016.
CME Group offers the widest range of global benchmark products
across all major asset classes, helping businesses everywhere
mitigate the complex risks they face in today's uncertain global
economy. For more information about CME Group, please visit
www.cmegroup.com.
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
products and metals. Around the world, CME Group
brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex®
electronic trading platform. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers
through CME Clearing, which offers clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group products and services
ensure that businesses around the world can effectively manage risk
and achieve growth.
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