Offering of OTC derivatives clearing in Asia Pacific on the radar for the CME Group The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NASDAQ:CME) is looking to partner up with the Australian Securities Exchange’s division ASX Clear in order to form a partnership that offers clearing services for OTC derivatives to Australian brokers, as the American company is looking to…
Read more... although CME's volume metrics remain well below last year (-20%). CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that September FX futures volumes increased by 11% from August, averaging 825,000 contracts per day.On a year-to-year comparison, however, CME is running about 20% behind last year, when last September volumes topped 1 million contracts…
Read moreHowever FX futures volumes at CME were 2% stronger than last year. We'll actually attribute this one to the summer doldrums. After seeing a steady rise in trading volumes as 2013 progressed, culminating with its second-best ever month for forex volumes in June, the CME Group reported that August FX volumes dropped by 8% to…
Read moreSummer slowdown, or forex market shift? We'll actually attribute this one to the summer doldrums. After seeing a steady rise in trading volumes as 2013 progressed, culminating with its second-ever month for forex volumes in June, the CME Group reported that July FX volumes dropped by a whopping 33% to average 807 million contracts per…
Read moreGreater volatility and record volumes from Asia and Latin America drive growth. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, released its Q2 results today, which were up nicely and which handily beats Wall Street analysts' expectations. CME Q2 revenues came in at $816 million, up 14% from Q1, while net earnings totaled 311…
Read moreCME Gold options open interest hits 1,808,693 contracts on July 22. As Gold prices have recovered nicely from their sub-$1,200-per-ounce lows late last month, up more than 10% to the mid-$1,300's currently, interest in Gold trading has risen in step. The CME Group has reported that open interest levels in Gold options have now hit an…
Read moreCME's 1.2 million daily FX futures contracts traded were its second best ever month. The good volume news keeps on rolling in the Forex industry... CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that June FX futures volumes increased by 18% from May (and by 15% from last year June) to 1.2 million. The…
Read moreThis is the first time NYMEX Brent volumes surpassed 65,000 contracts at the CME. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced it has reached record volumes in NYMEX Brent trading, with 65,065 contracts trading hands this past Monday (June 24). This is the first time NYMEX Brent has surpassed 65,000 contracts, and shattered the…
Read moreFX futures volumes at CME Group up 15% from April, but that's mainly becuase April was slow. CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced that May FX futures volumes increased by 15% from April (and by 9% from last year May) to 1,031,000 contracts. The CME attributed the increased volume mainly to…
Read moreRecord setting volume numbers continue to hit global markets from FX to Commodities. Record volumes in 2013 for Gold trading, Forex trading, and now Oil trading.... CME Group, which runs the world's largest derivatives marketplace, announced it has reached record volumes (open interest) for Brent-WTI spread options. The CME saw 126,675 contracts traded yesterday (May…
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