NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- CME Group on Tuesday reported its highest October average daily volume (ADV) on record at 26.3 million contracts, up 8 percent year over year.
The company's previous October ADV record was set in 2023 with 25.2 million contracts.
Metals ADV increased 165 percent with records in Micro Gold, Micro Silver, 1-Ounce Gold futures and Gold options. Cryptocurrency ADV grew 226 percent, driven by Micro Ether futures. Record monthly ADV reached in soybean futures and options.
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios and analyze data.
In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. ■