Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.97 billion contracts in the month of October, up 25.8% from the previous month and up 47.8% from October 2017. On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first ten months of the year was 24.86 billion contracts, up 19.2% from the first ten months of 2017. Total open interest at the end of October was 949.6 million contracts, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
| North America | 418,213,115 | 670,045,695 | 1,088,258,810 | 47.6% | 46.6% |
| Asia-Pacific | 586,324,491 | 461,756,869 | 1,048,081,360 | 10.1% | 55.5% |
| Europe | 384,443,009 | 111,333,201 | 495,776,210 | 14.7% | 31.0% |
| Latin America | 191,523,938 | 104,031,125 | 295,555,063 | 54.0% | 63.9% |
| Other | 30,435,334 | 7,125,084 | 37,560,418 | -16.2% | 23.4% |
| Grand Total | 1,610,939,887 | 1,354,291,974 | 2,965,231,861 | 25.8% | 47.8% |
| M/M | 18.1% | 36.3% | 25.8% | ||
| Y/Y | 42.6% | 54.6% | 47.8% |
