FX Volumes Rebound at the CME Group During November

The CME Group has posted its monthly trading volumes for November. Total options and futures traded were 241,589,889 contracts, or 12.1 million per day. The average daily volume (ADV) was 8.1% above October’s trading activity. Boosting volumes were Interest Rate products which saw total volumes rise 7.5% from October and 25.3% from the same period in 2012. The group has been an outperformer at the CME this year, as speculation about when and if the FED will begin tapering has led to increased Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, or stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument’s fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Trad Read this Term and volumes in interest rate products. Falling were Equity Index contract volumes, which saw monthly and year-over-year declines of over 20%. Despite all-time highs being set in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes during November, the market’s optimism has led to a decline in expected volatility, causing a decrease in futures and options volumes.

FX Volumes Rise on Euro Trading

Also seeing increased activity were FX contracts in November. During the month, combined ADV of FX options and futures were 717,915 contracts, 11.1% above October’s figures. In dollar terms, average daily volumes of FX products was $88 billion. Due to fewer trading days in November, total volumes for the month were 14,358,310, a 3.0% decline from October and 11.7% below the same period in 2012. Similar to trading at the Tokyo Financial 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, CME Group volumes were led by trading in the euro and pound. After hitting historical lows in euro volatility in October, activity reignited in the currency as traders are speculating on coming policy changes from both the ECB and FED. Worth noting though, was a lack of meaningful volume growth in the Japanese yen. Yen trading had been closely aligned to activity in Interest Rate products. This correlation appeared to have faded during November.