CME Group April 2008 Volume Averaged 10.2 Million Contracts Per Day

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has revealed that April 2008 volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, up 30% from April 2007. Total volume exceeded 224 million contracts for the month, of which 81% was

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CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, has revealed that April 2008 volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, up 30% from April 2007.

Total volume exceeded 224 million contracts for the month, of which 81% was traded electronically. Total electronic volume increased 40% versus April 2007 to average 8.2 million contracts per day. Total options volume rose 16% to average 1.8 million contracts per day, and total electronic options volume increased 23% to average 275,000 contracts per day.

CME Group E-mini equity index volume averaged 2.5 million contracts per day, up 61% compared with April 2007. CME Group interest rate volume averaged 6.0 million contracts per day, up 24% from April 2007. CME Group foreign exchange (FX) volume averaged 613,000 contracts per day, up 41% from the same period in 2007.

CME Group commodities and alternative investments volume averaged 937,000 contracts per day, up 10%, and represented the second highest monthly volume to date. Monthly NYMEX energy and metals volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform increased 43% to average 942,000 contracts per day.

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