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CME Group Reports February 2021 Monthly Market Statistics

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CME Group reported strong February 2021 market statistics, achieving an average daily volume (ADV) of 24.6 million contracts, marking a 28% increase compared to January 2021. Key highlights include Interest Rate ADV at 13.2 million contracts, Equity Index ADV at 5.5 million contracts, and significant growth in Micro E-mini Equity Index futures. Notably, records were set for SOFR, 30-Year Treasury Bond, and Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note futures.

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  • Overall ADV grew 28% compared to January 2021.
  • Micro E-mini Equity Index futures ADV reached 2.2 million contracts, accounting for 41% of overall Equity Index ADV.
  • Record SOFR futures monthly ADV of 123,000 contracts.
  • Record 30-Year Treasury Bond futures ADV of 707,000 contracts.
  • Record Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note futures monthly ADV of 594,000 contracts.
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CHICAGO, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported February 2021 market statistics, including average daily volume (ADV) of 24.6 million contracts during the month. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

February ADV across asset classes includes:

Additional February product highlights include:

  • Overall ADV grew 28% compared to January 2021
  • Micro E-mini Equity Index futures ADV of 2.2 million contracts. Micro E-mini futures and options represented 41% of overall Equity Index ADV during February 2021
    • Single-day volume record of 4.4 million Micro E-mini contracts on Feb. 26, across all four indexes – the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Down Jones Industrial Average Indexes
    • Micro Russell 2000 futures grew 139% from February 2020
    • Micro Nasdaq 100 futures grew 101% from February 2020
  • Agricultural options ADV grew 33% from February 2020
    • Corn options ADV rose 92% from February 2020
    • Soybean options ADV grew 79% and soybean oil options ADV increased 19% compared to February 2020
  • Agricultural ADV in Asia-Pacific grew 43% compared to February 2020
  • Natural Gas options ADV grew 26% from February 2020
  • Record SOFR futures monthly ADV of 123,000, including a single-day volume record of 265,511 contracts on Feb. 25
  • Record 30-Year Treasury Bond futures monthly ADV of 707,000, including a record single-day volume of 1.8M on Feb 23.
  • Record Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note futures monthly ADV of 594,000 contracts, including a record single-day volume of 1.7 million contracts on Feb. 23
  • Bitcoin futures ADV grew 32% from February 2020
  • Record BrokerTec European Repo monthly ADV of €290.8 billion

As the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimize portfolios, and analyze data – empowering market participants worldwide to efficiently manage risk and capture opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes based on interest ratesequity indexesforeign exchangeenergyagricultural products and metals.  The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex® platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. In addition, it operates one of the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing. With a range of pre- and post-trade products and services underpinning the entire lifecycle of a trade, CME Group also offers optimization and reconciliation services through TriOptima, and trade processing services through Traiana.

CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex, and, E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc.  NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc.  COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec, EBS, TriOptima, and Traiana are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD, EBS Group LTD, TriOptima AB, and Traiana, Inc., respectively. Dow Jones, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and S&P are service and/or trademarks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and S&P/Dow Jones Indices LLC, as the case may be, and have been licensed for use by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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FAQ

What were CME Group's average daily volumes for February 2021?

CME Group's average daily volume (ADV) for February 2021 was 24.6 million contracts.

How much did CME Group's ADV grow compared to January 2021?

CME Group's ADV grew by 28% compared to January 2021.

What was the ADV for Interest Rate contracts in February 2021?

The ADV for Interest Rate contracts in February 2021 was 13.2 million contracts.

Did CME Group set any volume records in February 2021?

Yes, CME Group set records for SOFR, 30-Year Treasury Bond futures, and Ultra 10-Year Treasury Note futures.

What was the ADV for Micro E-mini Equity Index futures?

The ADV for Micro E-mini Equity Index futures was 2.2 million contracts in February 2021.

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