LONDON and SINGAPORE, July 15,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most
diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it achieved
its highest quarterly international ADV on record, with 5.3 million
contracts traded during the second quarter of 2019, up 25% year
over year and surpassing the previous quarterly record of 4.9
million contracts traded in Q1 2018. This record, reflecting
all trading done outside North
America, was driven mainly by growth of Interest Rate,
Equity Index and Agricultural products.
EMEA quarterly ADV hit an all-time high of 4 million contracts
per day in the second quarter of 2019, up 22% over Q2 2018.
This surpassed the previous quarterly record of 3.9 million
contracts set in the first quarter of 2018.
APAC quarterly ADV hit an all-time high of 1.1 million contracts
per day in the second quarter of 2019, up 28% year over year.
The previous quarterly record of 932,000 contracts was set in the
first quarter of 2018.
LatAm quarterly ADV hit a record of 173,000 contracts traded in
the second quarter of 2019, up 81 per cent from the second quarter
of 2018. This exceeded the previous quarterly record of
137,000 set in Q1 2019.
"During the second quarter, our EMEA, APAC and LatAm markets all
hit record highs, reflecting a global need for risk management,"
said William Knottenbelt, Senior
Managing Director and Head of International, CME Group. "With CME
Group's broad array of derivatives products available virtually
round the clock, our international customers outside of
North America recognize the
benefits of trading on a robust, liquid and regulated
marketplace."
Globally, CME Group reached ADV of 20.9 million contracts during
the second quarter of 2019, up 14% from second-quarter 2018 and the
second-highest quarterly volume on record. June 2019 volume averaged 23.1 million contracts
per day, up 29% from June 2018. Open
interest (OI) at the end of June was 141 million contracts, up 22%
from year-end 2018 and up 23% from June
2018.
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 offer clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
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