Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.76 billion contracts in the month of November, down 6.8% from the previous month but up 21.2% from November 2017. On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first eleven months of the year was 27.62 billion contracts, up 19.4% from the first eleven months of 2017. Total open interest at the end of November was 967.8 million contracts, up 0.9% from a year ago.
Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
Asia-Pacific | 603,278,445 | 502,490,672 | 1,105,769,117 | 5.5% | 31.0% |
North America | 407,892,958 | 530,588,934 | 938,481,892 | -13.8% | 15.6% |
Europe | 352,300,029 | 93,517,694 | 445,817,723 | -10.1% | 9.2% |
Latin America | 151,845,497 | 91,028,599 | 242,874,096 | -17.8% | 35.5% |
Other | 24,881,167 | 7,150,083 | 32,031,250 | -14.7% | -18.0% |
Grand Total | 1,540,198,096 | 1,224,775,982 | 2,764,974,078 | -6.8% | 21.2% |
M/M | -4.4% | -9.6% | -6.8% | ||
Y/Y | 17.4% | 26.3% | 21.2% |