Annual Volume Survey
Yearly overview and commentary on global futures and options volume and open interest
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FIA Volume Report: Global Futures and Options Volume Fell 15.3% in 2012
The number of futures and options traded on exchanges around the globe fell 15.3% in 2012 to 21.2 billion contracts from 24.9 billion in 2011.
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Global Futures and Options Trading Climbed 11.4% in 2011
Global Futures and Options Trading Climbed 11.4% in 2011
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Global futures and options trading rose 25.6% in 2010
The Futures Industry Association today released a report on trading volume in the global listed derivatives markets.
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2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
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2008: A wild ride - global futures and options volume rise 13.7%, but credit crisis damages liquidity in the core markets
Global futures and options volume rise 13.7%, but credit crisis damages liquidity in the core markets
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FIA Annual Volume Survey: The Invigorating Effects of Electronic Trading
“Derivatives are the highest financial life form on the planet…” was the opening of my dust jacket endorsement of Chris Culp’s recent book, Risk Transfer.
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FIA Annual Volume Survey: World Futures Volume Soars to New Highs... Again
I remember Rich Sandor, who was the guest speaker at a 10th anniversary celebration dinner sponsored by LIFFE, opening by likening himself to Elizabeth Taylor’s most recent husband. “I know what I’m supposed to do,” he said. “The challenge will be to make it interesting.”
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