Tag: CME contracts volume

November 05, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group's October FX volumes lowest since 2009

First indication that October was slow in the FX trading world. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that FX contract volumes (mainly Eurodollar futures contracts) in its system were down by 32% in October from September to an average of 702,000 contracts daily. October's volumes were also 23% below last year's…

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October 03, 2012 BY Gerald Segal

CME Group FX volumes up 42% (!!) in September

First peek at what looks like a good month for FX volumes. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that FX contract volumes (mainly Eurodollar futures contracts) in its system were up by 42% in September from August to an average of 1.035 million contracts daily. That growth though is somewhat misleading,…

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