CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today
announced E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures reached an all-time daily
volume record of 1,150,475 contracts traded on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. This surpasses the
previous single-day volume record of 1,149,387 contracts reached on
Sept. 18, 2008.
"This milestone demonstrates how global investors are
increasingly turning to CME Group's products to manage risk or take
advantage of trading opportunities amid ongoing volatility in the
equity markets," said Tim McCourt,
CME Group Global Head of Equity Products and Alternative
Investments. "Nasdaq-100 futures and options products allow
customers to gain exposure to the 100 largest U.S. non-financial
companies, while benefiting from capital efficiencies by trading
alongside our industry-leading equity index products."
To date in 2018, Nasdaq-100 futures and options products have
traded an average of 446,000 contracts at CME Group each day, a 59
percent increase from 2017. Average daily volume for quarterly,
monthly and weekly Nasdaq-100 options on futures has nearly tripled
during the past five years to more than 11,000 contracts each day
in 2018.
CME Group and Nasdaq recently announced a ten-year extension of
CME Group's exclusive license to offer futures and options on
futures based on the Nasdaq-100 and other Nasdaq
indexes, through 2029.
For more information on E-mini Nasdaq futures and options at CME
Group, please visit cmegroup.com/nasdaq.
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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