LONDON and SINGAPORE, Oct. 15,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and
most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it
achieved Asia Pacific quarterly
average daily volume (ADV) of 726,000 contracts in the third
quarter of the year, up 4 percent from the corresponding period
last year. This was driven largely by a strong performance
in Equity and FX products, up 41 percent and 36 percent
respectively.
"In the past few months, heightened geopolitical uncertainty has
further highlighted the need for risk management on a robust,
liquid and regulated marketplace," said Christopher Fix, Managing Director and Head of
Asia Pacific, CME Group. "We
continue to see trading volume growth out of Asia Pacific, as our client education efforts
gain further traction in the region."
Latin America quarterly ADV was
82,000 contracts in the third quarter of the year, up 21 percent
from the third quarter in 2017. This was driven by 92
percent growth in Interest Rate products and 27 percent growth
in Energy products.
Europe, Middle East and Africa quarterly ADV hit 2.9 million contracts
in the third quarter of 2018, down 7 percent from third quarter
2017. The Metals and Agricultural Commodities products saw an
increase of 14 percent and 3 percent respectively, compared to the
same period last year.
In all, CME Group's international (defined as outside of
North America) ADV
reached 3.7 million contracts during the third quarter of
2018, down 5 percent over the same period last year.
Globally, CME Group's September
2018 ADV reached 17.5 million contracts, up 3 percent from
September 2017. Open interest at the
end of September was 120 million contracts, up 6 percent from
September 2017 and up 11 percent from
year-end 2017. CME Group averaged 15.6 million contracts per
day in the third quarter of 2018, down 1 percent from third quarter
of 2017.
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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