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.