CME Group’s August Volumes Mixed, FX ADV Falls Double Digits
- CME Group's August volumes were mixed, underscored by a MoM decline in FX ADV.

CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), one of the world’s paramount derivatives marketplaces, has disclosed its August 2016 volumes, having seen a mixed performance across several components of its business, according to a CME statement.
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During August 2016, CME Group averaged 13.8 million contracts per day, which represented a decline of -2.1% MoM from 14.1 million contracts per day in July 2016. Across a yearly interval, the latest figures also reported a -15.0% YoY drop from 16.3 million contracts per day in August 2015.
Moreover, CME Group’s average daily foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term (FX) volumes were also notably lower in August 2016, yielding 632,000 contracts for per day compared to 724,000 contracts per day in July 2016, or -12.7% MoM. This fall was also exacerbated over a yearly interval, falling by a factor of -29.0% YoY from 890,000 contracts per day in August 2015.
For the month ending August 2016, CME Group also saw its interest rate volume average come in at 7.05 million contracts per day, which reflected a growth of 3.7% MoM vs. 6.8 million contracts per day in July 2016.
Finally, CME’s equity indexes during August 2016 withered to 2.4 million contracts per day, down -7.7% MoM from just 2.6 million contracts per day in July 2016.
CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), one of the world’s paramount derivatives marketplaces, has disclosed its August 2016 volumes, having seen a mixed performance across several components of its business, according to a CME statement.
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During August 2016, CME Group averaged 13.8 million contracts per day, which represented a decline of -2.1% MoM from 14.1 million contracts per day in July 2016. Across a yearly interval, the latest figures also reported a -15.0% YoY drop from 16.3 million contracts per day in August 2015.
Moreover, CME Group’s average daily foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term (FX) volumes were also notably lower in August 2016, yielding 632,000 contracts for per day compared to 724,000 contracts per day in July 2016, or -12.7% MoM. This fall was also exacerbated over a yearly interval, falling by a factor of -29.0% YoY from 890,000 contracts per day in August 2015.
For the month ending August 2016, CME Group also saw its interest rate volume average come in at 7.05 million contracts per day, which reflected a growth of 3.7% MoM vs. 6.8 million contracts per day in July 2016.
Finally, CME’s equity indexes during August 2016 withered to 2.4 million contracts per day, down -7.7% MoM from just 2.6 million contracts per day in July 2016.