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Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.23 billion contracts in the month of February, the highest monthly total ever recorded. The February total was up 2.4% from January 2022 and up 35.6% from February 2021.
On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first two months of the year was 12.3 billion contracts, up 32.9% from the first two months of 2021. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
Total open interest at the end of February was 1.06 billion contracts. The February total was down 3.9% from December 2021 but up 5.6% from a year ago.
February 2022 | Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y |
Asia-Pacific | 782,553,448 | 2,649,897,252 | 3,432,450,700 | 8.1% | 75.7% |
North America | 507,885,689 | 901,819,114 | 1,409,704,803 | -1.5% | 5.1% |
Latin America | 451,593,833 | 199,905,454 | 651,499,287 | -16.3% | -0.2% |
Europe | 437,796,737 | 101,267,912 | 539,064,649 | 14.1% | 17.1% |
Other | 186,614,709 | 6,024,393 | 192,639,102 | -13.7% | 5.3% |
Grand Total | 2,366,444,416 | 3,858,914,125 | 6,225,358,541 | 2.4% | 35.6% |
M/M | -1.0% | 4.6% | 2.4% | ||
Y/Y | 5.9% | 63.8% | 35.6% |
Asset Class | January to February | ||
2021 | 2022 | Change | |
Futures and Options | |||
Agriculture | 436,307,997 | 371,132,426 | -14.9% |
Currency | 776,626,165 | 1,218,862,927 | 56.9% |
Energy | 433,783,572 | 385,238,451 | -11.2% |
Equity Index | 3,711,482,700 | 6,664,970,251 | 79.6% |
Individual Equity | 2,416,255,202 | 2,198,247,837 | -9.0% |
Interest Rates | 797,762,420 | 859,192,290 | 7.7% |
Non-Precious Metals | 246,859,365 | 224,884,363 | -8.9% |
Other | 281,771,362 | 293,870,793 | 4.3% |
Precious Metals | 158,733,454 | 88,577,830 | -44.2% |
Grand Total | 9,259,582,237 | 12,304,977,168 | 32.9% |
Region | January to February | ||
2021 | 2022 | Change | |
Futures and Options | |||
Asia-Pacific | 4,023,969,751 | 6,607,212,551 | 64.2% |
Europe | 876,070,533 | 1,011,429,774 | 15.5% |
Latin America | 1,371,614,045 | 1,429,415,359 | 4.2% |
North America | 2,587,959,305 | 2,841,120,837 | 9.8% |
Other | 399,968,603 | 415,798,647 | 4.0% |
Grand Total | 9,259,582,237 | 12,304,977,168 | 32.9% |