Amid ongoing geopolitical, economic and weather-related uncertainties, CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its August 2023 market statistics, including average daily volume (ADV) of 24.2 million contracts, an increase of 14% from 2022 and the second-highest ADV for the month of August on record. August 2023 ADV across asset classes includes: • Interest Rate ADV of 13.0 million contracts • Equity Index ADV of 6.5 million contracts • Options ADV of 4.4 million contracts • Energy ADV of 2.1 million contracts • Agricultural ADV of 1.4 million contracts • Foreign Exchange ADV of 769,000 ... (full story)