General Comments Here are some snippets of information regarding exchange-traded futures and options volume during the first eight months of 2013 (January-August) as gleaned from data compiled by the Futures Industry Association (FIA).
Global futures trading volume is up 18.5 percent over the same period in 2012. Interestingly, global trade in options is down 9.8 percent. Combining the two, global trade in futures and options gained 4.5 percent over the first eight months of 2012. The CME Group remains the world's largest derivative exchange, followed by the National Stock Exchange of India, Eurex and NYSE Euronext. Global trading volume in agricultural futures and options is down 4.7 percent. Based on the number of contracts tr...
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