Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.09 billion contracts in the month of May, up 17.3% from the previous month and up 15.3% from May 2018. On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first five months of the year was 13.69 billion contracts, up 10.8% from the first five months of 2018. Total open interest at the end of May was 931.7 million contracts, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
| Asia-Pacific | 674,981,942 | 567,329,224 | 1,242,311,166 | 10.7% | 29.6% |
| North America | 454,423,711 | 574,245,896 | 1,028,669,607 | 37.0% | 15.3% |
| Europe | 346,544,791 | 85,865,817 | 432,410,608 | 6.4% | -9.8% |
| Latin America | 255,262,221 | 83,740,803 | 339,003,024 | 7.9% | 11.7% |
| Other | 39,219,151 | 6,353,382 | 45,572,533 | 18.5% | 6.0% |
| Grand Total | 1,770,431,816 | 1,317,535,122 | 3,087,966,938 | 17.3% | 15.3% |
| M/M | 21.1% | 12.6% | 17.3% | ||
| Y/Y | 12.6% | 19.3% | 15.3% |
