CME Group Reports Record Annual ADV of 26.5 Million Contracts in 2024, Driven by Growth Across All Six Asset Classes
<div class=\"default-font-wrapper\" style=\"line-height: 1;font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><div style=\"line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>CME Group Reports Record Annual ADV of 26.5 Million Contracts in 2024, Driven by Growth Across All Six Asset Classes</strong></span></div><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"></span><br><ul id=\"isPasted\" type=\"disc\"><li><strong><em>Record annual ADV in interest rate, agricultural, foreign exchange and metals products</em></strong></li></ul><strong><em><br></em></strong>CME Group Friday reported its full-year, Q4 and December 2024 market statistics, showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 26.5 million contracts during the year, an increase of 9% over 2023. Q4 ADV reached 25.5 million contracts and December ADV reached 22.3 million contracts. Market statistics are available in greater detail at <u id=\"isPasted\"><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=4247431323&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcmegroupinc.gcs-web.com%2Fmonthly-volume&a=https%3A%2F%2Fcmegroupinc.gcs-web.com%2Fmonthly-volume\" target=\"_blank\">https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume</a></u>.<br>Full-year 2024 highlights across asset classes include:<br><ul type=\"disc\"><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=3143986107&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D635986678%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Finterest-rates%252F%26a%3DInterest%2BRate%2Bvolume&a=Interest+Rate\" target=\"_blank\">Interest Rate</a></u> ADV increased 10% to a record 13.7 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV of 8.1 million contracts</li><li>Record annual SOFR futures and options ADV of 5.2 million contracts</li><li>Record annual Interest Rate options ADV of 2.9 million contracts</li><li>Record annual 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV of 2.3 million contracts</li><li>Record annual 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV of 1.7 million contracts</li><li>Record annual 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV of 1 million contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=1596012279&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D1548968438%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Fequity-index%252F%26a%3DEquity%2BIndex%2Bvolume&a=Equity+Index\" target=\"_blank\">Equity Index</a></u> ADV increased 2% to 6.8 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Equity Index options ADV of 1.6 million contracts</li><li>Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures ADV increased 23% to 1.3 million contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=2832186567&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D3338745176%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Fenergy%252F%26a%3DEnergy%2Bvolume&a=Energy\" target=\"_blank\">Energy</a></u> ADV increased 17% to 2.5 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Energy options ADV of 430,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Henry Hub Natural Gas futures ADV of 566,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Henry Hub Natural Gas options ADV of 242,000 contracts</li><li>WTI Crude Oil futures ADV increased 4% to 983,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=3328944480&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D2179071186%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Fagricultural%252F%26a%3DAgricultural%2Bvolume&a=Agricultural\" target=\"_blank\">Agricultural</a></u> ADV increased 13% to a record 1.7 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Agricultural options ADV of 337,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Soybean futures ADV of 277,000 contracts</li><li>Corn futures ADV increased 21% to 402,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=2540682700&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D734701264%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Ffx%252F%26a%3DForeign%2BExchange%2Bvolume&a=Foreign+Exchange\" target=\"_blank\">Foreign Exchange</a></u> ADV increased 8% to a record 1 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Japanese Yen futures ADV of 182,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Canadian Dollar futures ADV of 101,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Mexican Peso futures ADV of 73,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=505697086&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D2658998-1%26h%3D1802770329%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.cmegroup.com%252Ftrading%252Fmetals%252F%26a%3DMetals%2Bvolume&a=Metals\" target=\"_blank\">Metals</a></u> ADV increased 23% to a record 736,000 contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Metals options ADV of 117,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Micro Gold futures ADV of 105,000 contracts</li><li>Copper futures ADV increased 12% to 121,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li><u><a href=\"https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4333076-1&h=323275679&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmegroup.com%2Fmarkets%2Fcryptocurrencies.html&a=Cryptocurrency\" target=\"_blank\">Cryptocurrency</a></u> ADV increased 203% to 117,000 contracts ($6.8 billion notional)<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record annual Micro Bitcoin futures ADV of 48,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Micro Ether futures ADV of 41,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Bitcoin futures ADV of 16,000 contracts</li><li>Record annual Ether futures ADV of 6,400 contracts</li></ul></li><li>International ADV increased 14% to a record 7.8 million contracts, with record EMEA ADV of 5.8 million contracts and record Asia ADV of 1.7 million contracts</li></ul>Q4 2024 highlights across asset classes include:<br><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Interest Rate ADV of 13.2 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record Q4 U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV of 7.9 million contracts</li><li>2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV increased 8% to 1 million contracts</li><li>10-Year U.S. Treasury Note options ADV increased 17% to 957,000 contracts</li><li>30-Day Fed Funds futures ADV increased 15% to 415,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Equity Index ADV of 6.3 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures ADV increased 11% to 1.3 million contracts</li><li>Micro E-mini Dow Jones futures ADV increased 29% to 105,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Energy ADV increased 17% to 2.5 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record Q4 Energy options ADV of 469,000 contracts</li><li>Henry Hub Natural Gas futures ADV increased 29% to 629,000 contracts</li><li>Henry Hub Natural Gas options ADV increased 46% to 265,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Agricultural ADV increased 19% to 1.8 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record Q4 Agricultural options ADV of 334,000 contracts</li><li>Corn futures ADV increased 41% to 411,000 contracts</li><li>Soybean futures ADV increased 17% to 316,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Foreign Exchange ADV of 969,000 contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Canadian Dollar futures ADV increased 13% to 101,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Metals ADV increased 10% to 673,000 contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record Q4 Metals options ADV of 109,000 contracts</li><li>Micro Gold futures ADV increased 88% to 120,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Cryptocurrency ADV increased 307% to 197,000 contracts ($10 billion notional)<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record Q4 Micro Bitcoin futures ADV of 80,000 contracts</li><li>Record Q4 Micro Ether futures ADV of 76,000 contracts</li><li>Record Q4 Bitcoin futures ADV of 18,000 contracts</li><li>Record Q4 Ether futures ADV of 9,200 contracts</li></ul></li></ul>December 2024 highlights across asset classes include:<br><ul type=\"disc\"><li>Interest Rate ADV of 10.1 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>30-Day Fed Funds futures ADV increased 38% to 432,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Equity Index ADV increased 2% to 6.7 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures ADV increased 32% to 1.3 million contracts</li><li>Micro E-mini Dow Jones futures ADV increased 68% to 100,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Energy ADV increased 14% to 2.3 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>Record December Energy options ADV of 414,000 contracts</li><li>Henry Hub Natural Gas futures ADV increased 20% to 653,000 contracts</li><li>Henry Hub Natural Gas options ADV increased 66% to 281,000 contracts</li></ul></li><li>Agricultural ADV increased 24% to 1.5 million contracts<ul type=\"disc\"><li>December Agricultural options ADV increased 33% to 279,000 contracts</li><li>Soybean Meal futures ADV increased 18% to 177,000 contracts</li></ul></li></ul><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"></span></div>