LONDON and SINGAPORE, Jan. 19,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most
diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it achieved
record international average daily volume (ADV) of 5.2 million
contracts in 2020, up 8 percent from 2019. This record,
reflecting all trading done outside North
America, was driven largely by growth in Equity Index and
Agricultural products, up 85 percent and 28 percent
respectively.
Asia Pacific full year ADV
reached a record 1.2 million contracts, up 20 percent from
2019. This was driven by a 120 percent growth in Equity Index
products, 44 percent growth in Agricultural products, and 25
percent growth in Metals products in the region.
In 2020, Europe, Middle East and Africa ADV hit a record 3.8
million contracts in 2020, up 6 percent from 2019. This was
driven by a strong performance in Equity Index and Agricultural
products in the region, up 75 percent and 27 percent respectively,
compared to the same period in 2019.
"Unprecedented market conditions in 2020 created a heightened
need for risk management globally, as more clients came to CME
Group to access our robust, liquid and regulated marketplace," said
William Knottenbelt, Senior Managing
Director and Head of International, CME Group.
Globally, CME Group reported ADV of 19.1 million contracts in
2020. Various asset classes established new record ADV, with
Equity Index products leading the way with 5.6 million contracts,
up 63% over 2019, and Metals products with 699,000 contracts, up 5
percent year-on year.
About CME Group
As the world's leading and most
diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com)
enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets,
optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market
participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture
opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes based
on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign
exchange, energy, agricultural
products and metals. The company offers futures and
options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform,
fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on
the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's
leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME
Clearing. With a range of pre- and post-trade products and
services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group
also offers optimization and reconciliation services through
TriOptima, and trade processing services through Traiana.
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