CHICAGO, Nov. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced
it set a total open interest record of 116,999,368 on Nov. 23, 2016. The new record surpassed the
previous open interest record of 116,427,935 contracts set on
June 9, 2016.
Interest Rate open interest also hit a record of 69,493,548
contracts, surpassing the previous open interest record of
68,147,202 set on Nov. 22, 2016.
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across all major asset classes, helping businesses everywhere
mitigate the complex risks they face in today's uncertain global
economy. For more information about CME Group, please visit
www.cmegroup.com.
As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,
CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage
risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes,
foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.
Around the world, CME Group brings buyers and sellers together
through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its
exchanges based in Chicago,
New York and London. CME
Group also operates one of the world's leading central counterparty
clearing providers through CME Clearing and CME Clearing Europe,
which offer clearing and settlement services across asset classes
for exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives. CME
Group's products and services ensure that businesses around the
world can effectively manage risk and achieve growth.
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