Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.62 billion contracts in the month of February, up 11.6% from the previous month and up 50.4% from February 2019.
On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first two months of the year was 6.87 billion contracts, up 34.5% from the first two months of 2019. Total open interest at the end of February was 979.4 million contracts, up 10.7% from the previous month and up 10.7% from a year ago.
Note: Changes to the data for historical contracts can be found in the tabs named Volume Revision and Correction, OI Revision and Correction, and Additions to Historical Data.
Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
Asia-Pacific | 662,480,630 | 706,671,169 | 1,369,151,799 | 4.5% | 46.0% |
North America | 501,786,508 | 683,572,300 | 1,185,358,808 | 23.3% | 57.8% |
Europe | 412,327,200 | 121,169,330 | 533,496,530 | 22.6% | 43.5% |
Latin America | 291,563,479 | 151,812,957 | 443,376,436 | -3.5% | 41.9% |
Other | 83,734,680 | 8,056,991 | 91,791,671 | 13.0% | 153.6% |
Grand Total | 1,951,892,497 | 1,671,282,747 | 3,623,175,244 | 11.6% | 50.4% |
M/M | 18.9% | 4.1% | 11.6% | ||
Y/Y | 46.4% | 55.3% | 50.4% |