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CME Group Averaged 17.5 Million Contracts Per Day in September 2018, Up 3% from September 2017
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached average daily volume (ADV) of 17.5 million contracts per day during September 2018, up 3 percent from September 2017. Open interest at the end of September was 120 million contracts, up 6 percent from September 2017 and up 11 percent from year-end 2017. Third-quarter 2018 ADV reached 15.6 million contracts, down 1 percent from third-quarter 2017. Agricultural volume averaged 1.3 million contracts per day in the third quarter of 2018, down 2 percent from third-quarter 2017. Highlights include: Wheat futures and options ADV rose 26 percent ... (full story)