CME Group Volumes Mixed
April was a great month for CME Group overall—the exchange saw its average daily volume increase by an impressive 31 percent from April 2009, for a total volume traded for the month of 11.9 million contracts. All but one of its respective product lines saw volumes increase over the previous year by 12 percent or more—87 percent in the case of FX contracts.
The lone exception was equity index derivatives contracts, which saw their ADV fall by 15 percent. The exchange’s highest volume index contracts seem to be major contributors to the decline, with the blockbuster E-mini S&P 500 contract’s ADV down 15.6 percent year-over-year to 1.98 million for the month. |
