Introducing the ETD Tracker:
This month FIA is releasing the December data on futures and options trading in two formats: the established spreadsheet format and a new format called the FIA ETD Tracker. The ETD Tracker consists of interactive visualizations on the FIA website that allow users to view data on volume and open interest, with filters based on year and month, region and jurisdiction, asset group and type of product. The ETD Tracker also includes visualizations that rank exchanges by total volume in the latest month and year to date as well as open interest in the latest month. Click here to access the ETD Tracker.
Highlights from December 2022:
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 8.44 billion contracts in December, up 8.9% from November 2022 and up 37.4% from December 2021.
Options continue to gain in popularity. Global trading of options reached 6.02 billion contracts in December, up by more than 67% from last year, with most of that trading taking place in the Asia-Pacific region. Global trading of futures reached 2.42 billion contracts in December, down 4.8% from the same month last year.
On an annual basis, volume in 2022 was 83.85 billion contracts, up 34% from 2021. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
Total options volume for the year was 54.53 billion contracts, up 63.7% from the previous year. Total futures volume was 29.32 billion contracts in 2022, up 0.1% from 2021.
Total open interest at the end of December was 1.09 billion contracts. The December total was down 12.4% from November 2022 but up 0.9% from a year ago.
Open interest in futures contracts was 275.3 million contracts at the end of December, up 3.8% from a year ago. Open interest in options was 810.4 million contracts at the end of December, virtually the same as a year ago.
Note: The sheets Raw Data, Raw Data - Alternative, Volume Revision and Correction, OI Revision and Correction, and Additions to Historical Data, will no longer be included in the volume report released on the FIA website. To receive these sheets or any of the data contained in them, reach out to data@fia.org.
2022 December ETD Volume
| Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
| Asia-Pacific | 1,014,158,737 | 4,778,988,624 | 5,793,147,361 | 18.4% | 72.6% |
| North America | 365,129,569 | 956,667,010 | 1,321,796,579 | -10.0% | 2.6% |
| Latin America | 502,185,411 | 203,184,675 | 705,370,086 | -7.0% | 1.1% |
| Europe | 279,266,708 | 69,092,896 | 348,359,604 | 0.3% | -23.0% |
| Other | 257,156,491 | 13,420,228 | 270,576,719 | -5.8% | -22.2% |
| Grand Total | 2,417,896,916 | 6,021,353,433 | 8,439,250,349 | 8.9% | 37.4% |
| M/M | -7.1% | 16.9% | 8.9% | ||
| Y/Y | -4.8% | 67.2% | 37.4% |
Asset Class
| Asset Class | January to December | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Agriculture | 2,818,522,904 | 2,393,911,563 | -15.1% |
| Currency | 5,556,110,611 | 7,714,031,198 | 38.8% |
| Energy | 2,727,287,988 | 2,067,307,204 | -24.2% |
| Equity Index | 28,121,912,737 | 48,619,344,048 | 72.9% |
| Individual Equity | 13,736,562,589 | 13,215,937,627 | -3.8% |
| Interest Rates | 4,577,033,752 | 5,145,704,508 | 12.4% |
| Non-Precious Metals | 2,004,622,362 | 1,630,042,251 | -18.7% |
| Other | 2,283,032,295 | 2,497,750,317 | 9.4% |
| Precious Metals | 759,479,725 | 563,668,756 | -25.8% |
| Grand Total | 62,584,564,963 | 83,847,697,472 | 34.0% |
Region
| Region | January to December | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Asia-Pacific | 30,549,801,661 | 50,634,253,866 | 65.7% |
| Europe | 5,451,777,446 | 4,802,600,636 | -11.9% |
| Latin America | 8,893,935,540 | 8,624,373,629 | -3.0% |
| North America | 15,381,696,997 | 16,807,149,751 | 9.3% |
| Other | 2,307,353,319 | 2,979,319,590 | 29.1% |
| Grand Total | 62,584,564,963 | 83,847,697,472 | 34.0% |
