CME Group Reports February 2015 Metrics, FX Volumes Shed 20% MoM

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The average daily notional value of FX contracts traded during February 2015 yielded $78 billion.

In terms of overall contracts, CME’s volume averaged 15.8 million per day in February 2015, up 13% YoY from February 2014 – this figure was the highest February average daily volume ever recorded at CME.

Total volume during the month ending February 2015 was more than 300 million contracts. More specifically, options volume in February 2015 averaged 2.8 million contracts per day, up 14% YoY relative February 2014.

Last month, January FX volumes dropped 1% at the CME compared to December 2014, but options trading buoyed by speculation in euro rose steadily from December's levels.

Furthermore, the CME saw its Q4 revenues increase 22%, its Q4 diluted earnings per share increased more than 50%. Additionally, its annual average daily trading volume crossed 13.7 million contracts in 2014, with records seen in its interest rates and options segment, as reported in February.

The second month of the year led to declining volumes primarily due to lower foreign exchange volatility. Earlier today, inter-dealer broker, ICAP, reported that volumes on its electronic foreign exchange Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term EBS declined by 27 percent.