CHICAGO, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached average daily volume (ADV) of 19.1 million contracts during March 2019, compared to 20.8 million contracts in March 2018. In addition, total daily exchange trading volume surpassed 20 million contracts on each of the final six trading days in March. Open interest (OI) at the end of March 2019 was 126 million contracts, up 9% from year-end 2018 and unchanged from March 2018. First-quarter 2019 ADV marked the third-highest quarterly ADV ever with 18.6 million contracts, down from a record 22.2 million contracts in the first quarter of 2018.
Interest Rate volume averaged 10.4 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 3% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Options volume averaged 4.1 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 3% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Foreign Exchange volume averaged 1 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 7% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Energy volume averaged 2.2 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 8% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Metals volume averaged 592,000 contracts per day in March 2019, down 13% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Agricultural volume averaged 1.4 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 13% from March 2018. Highlights include:
Equity Index volume averaged 3.5 million contracts per day in March 2019, down 21 % from March 2018. Highlights include:
BrokerTec European Repo average daily notional value increased 7% to €286.8 billion.
Footnote: To see CME Group daily over-the-counter (OTC) notional cleared volumes and open interest, monthly OTC notional cleared volumes and monthly total trade count, go to http://www.cmegroup.com/education/cme-volume-oi-records.html
MONTHLY AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (ADV) | ||||||
Total Exchange ADV (in thousands) | ||||||
Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | |||||
Trading Days | 21 | 21 | ||||
PRODUCT LINE | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Percent Change | |||
Interest Rates | 10,403 | 10,713 | -3% | |||
Equity Indexes | 3,499 | 4,410 | -21% | |||
Foreign Exchange (FX) | 1,042 | 1,120 | -7% | |||
Energy | 2,175 | 2,352 | -8% | |||
Agricultural Commodities | 1,350 | 1,546 | -13% | |||
Metals | 592 | 683 | -13% | |||
Total | 19,061 | 20,824 | -8% | |||
VENUE | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Percent Change | |||
Open outcry | 1,329 | 1,395 | -5% | |||
CME Globex | 16,979 | 18,710 | -9% | |||
Privately negotiated | 753 | 719 | 5% |
QUARTERLY AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (ADV) | |||||
Total Exchange ADV (in thousands) | |||||
1Q 2019 | 1Q 2018 | ||||
Trading Days | 61 | 61 | |||
PRODUCT LINE | 1Q 2019 | 1Q 2018 | Percent Change | ||
Interest Rates | 10,313 | 11,948 | -14% | ||
Equity Indexes | 3,161 | 4,096 | -23% | ||
Foreign Exchange (FX) | 885 | 1,100 | -20% | ||
Energy | 2,331 | 2,754 | -15% | ||
Agricultural Commodities | 1,381 | 1,593 | -13% | ||
Metals | 561 | 713 | -21% | ||
Total | 18,633 | 22,204 | -16% | ||
VENUE | 1Q 2019 | 1Q 2018 | Percent Change |
Open outcry | 1,284 | 1,556 | -18% |
CME Globex | 16,576 | 19,796 | -16% |
Privately negotiated | 773 | 851 | -9% |
ROLLING THREE-MONTH AVERAGES | ||||
Average Daily Volume (In thousands) | ||||
3-Month Period Ending | ||||
PRODUCT LINE | Mar-19 | Feb-19 | Jan-19 | Dec-18 |
Interest Rates | 10,313 | 10,256 | 10,575 | 10,919 |
Equity Indexes | 3,161 | 3,699 | 4,004 | 4,511 |
Foreign Exchange (FX) | 885 | 877 | 921 | 942 |
Energy | 2,331 | 2,389 | 2,658 | 2,665 |
Agricultural Commodities | 1,381 | 1,280 | 1,203 | 1,248 |
Metals | 561 | 510 | 544 | 547 |
Total | 18,633 | 19,010 | 19,905 | 20,831 |
VENUE | Mar-19 | Feb-19 | Jan-19 | Dec-18 |
Open outcry | 1,284 | 1,224 | 1,178 | 1,128 |
Electronic | 16,576 | 17,030 | 17,996 | 19,024 |
Privately negotiated | 773 | 756 | 731 | 680 |
Average Rate Per Contract (In dollars) | ||||
3-Month Period Ending | ||||
PRODUCT LINE | Feb-19 | Jan-19 | Dec-18 | Nov-18 |
Interest Rates | 0.486 | 0.479 | 0.475 | 0.476 |
Equity Indexes | 0.742 | 0.731 | 0.715 | 0.723 |
Foreign Exchange (FX) | 0.769 | 0.745 | 0.720 | 0.711 |
Energy | 1.173 | 1.160 | 1.150 | 1.143 |
Agricultural Commodities | 1.264 | 1.277 | 1.261 | 1.248 |
Metals | 1.484 | 1.465 | 1.428 | 1.394 |
Total | 0.714 | 0.708 | 0.697 | 0.705 |
BrokerTec Fixed Income and EBS Foreign Exchange Average Daily Notional Value
(in billion USD unless otherwise stated, single count)
PRODUCT LINE | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | YoY % | Feb 2019 | MoM % | ||||
U.S. Treasury1 | 188.9 | 176.6 | -6% | 155.6 | 13% | ||||
U.S. Repo | 264.8 | 261.5 | -1% | 246.3 | 6% | ||||
European Repo (in EUR billions) | 268.4 | 286.8 | 7% | 270.5 | 6% | ||||
Spot FX | 92.7 | 83.0 | -10% | 73.9 | 12% | ||||
12 Month ended March 31 | |||||||||
PRODUCT LINE | 2018 | 2019 | % Change | ||||||
U.S. Treasury | 167.7 | 165.3 | -1% | ||||||
U.S. Repo | 240.8 | 236.7 | -2% | ||||||
European Repo (in EUR billions) | 237.6 | 262.7 | 11% | ||||||
Spot FX | 86.4 | 85.5 | -1% |
[1] Volume information includes UST Benchmarks and Agencies. Off-the-Run securities, including T-Bills, are provided pursuant to an agreement with ICAP Securities USA LLC. |
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