Trading Volume Statistics
Jan-Jun 2011 Volume Trends
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Global Futures and Options Trading Rose 25.6% in 2010
Washington, D.C.—March 15, 2011—The Futures Industry Association today released a report on trading volume in the global listed derivatives markets. The report, which measures volume based on the number of contracts traded on derivatives exchanges, indicates that 22.3 billion futures and options contracts changed hands during 2010, an increase of 25.6% compared to 2009.

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Jan-Jun 2010 Volume Trends -- FIA Volume Webinar (Sept. 16, 2010)
An update on futures and options volume trends in the first half of 2010, covering regional and category trends and the products with the greatest growth in trading.
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2009 Volume Trends: Decline in the West, Surge in the East
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2009 Derivatives Exchange Volume, An Interactive Discussion, March 18, 2010

A webinar presentation by Galen Burghardt, senior vice president and director of research at Newedge, and Will Acworth, editor of Futures Industry, on the global futures and options volume trends described in the March issue of Futures Industry. The webinar describes key themes and analysis based on the FIA's volume data as well as a quantitative analysis of volatility and liquidity trends in the benchmark interest rate and equity index contracts traded on the major U.S. and European exchanges. Participants will be able to submit questions and comments online during the presentation.

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Click here for tables and charts based on the FIA’s volume data   PDF from Will Acworth, FIA
Click here for tables and charts based on Newedge data  Excel from Galen Burghardt, Newedge

 

2008: A Wild Ride
Global Futures and Options Volume Rises 13.7%, But Credit Crisis Damages Liquidity in the Core Markets
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Volume Surges Again: Global Futures and Options Trading Rises 28% in 2007
Washington, D.C.—March 10, 2008—The Futures Industry Association, a Washington-based trade group, today released its annual report on global trading volume. The report, which measures volume based on the number of contracts traded on derivatives exchanges worldwide, indicates that more than 15 billion futures and options contracts changed hands during 2007, an increase of 28% from the previous year. Go to full article

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First Quarter 2004 Volume Report

Global futures and options trading up 30.5% in 2003
Mar. 17, 2004--Washington, D.C.-- Global futures and options trading reached 8.11 billion contracts in 2003, according to data gathered from 58 exchanges worldwide by the Futures Industry Association.

FIA Annual Volume Survey: World Futures Volume Soars to New Highs... Again
Trading volume hit another record in 2003, driven by growth in virtually every category of futures and options. In this year’s annual survey of global volume trends, FI looks at some other ways of measuring the size of a futures market.
Global Futures and Options Volume Data

Monthly and year-end volume and open interest reports are provided to employees of FIA member firms free of charge. Prices for non-members are: $300 per year for the monthly statistics and the annual report ; $175 for the US annual report. To request FIA volume statistics, please email info@futuresindustry.org or call (202) 466-5460.