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: $175 per year for the monthly statistics and the annual report (domestic non-members) and $200 per year (international non-members); $75 for the annual report. To request FIA volume statistics, please email info@futuresindustry.org or call (202) 466-5460.