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CME Second-Quarter Average Daily Volume Reached Record 4.4 Million Contracts, Up 33 Percent From Last Year; Monthly Volume In June Reached 4.2 Million Contracts Per Day - CME® Globex® Second-Quarter Volume Increased 82 Percent From 2004; Electronic Volume

Date 01/07/2005

CME, the largest U.S. futures exchange, today reported that total volume for the second quarter averaged a record 4.4 million contracts per day, up 33 percent from the same period a year ago. Total CME volume was above 280 million contracts for the quarter. Average daily volume on the CME Globex electronic trading platform was 3.1 million contracts, an 82 percent increase from second-quarter 2004 and a 19 percent increase from first-quarter 2005. During the quarter, CME Globex volume represented 71 percent of total exchange volume, compared with 66 percent in first-quarter 2005 and 52 percent in second-quarter 2004.

In June, CME average daily volume was 4.2 million contracts, up 34 percent from June 2004. Representing 71 percent of total exchange volume during June, trading on the CME Globex platform averaged 3.0 million contracts per day, up 78 percent from June 2004. CME’s foreign exchange (FX) markets hit a monthly average daily volume record of 388,000 contracts per day, an increase of 91 percent from the same period a year ago.

Second-quarter results include the following highlights:

  • During the quarter, CME’s FX markets averaged a record 332,000 contracts per day, representing a notional value of $43 billion per day and an increase of 89 percent from the same period a year ago. Electronic trading in CME FX markets more than doubled from last year’s levels, reaching more than 265,000 contracts per day.
  • Record trading in CME interest rate products of 2.6 million contracts per day was up 36 percent compared with second-quarter 2004.
  • Average daily volume of CME Eurodollar futures on the CME Globex platform in the second quarter grew to 1.5 million contracts, up from 523,000 contracts per day in second-quarter 2004.
  • CME’s record E-mini volume of 1.3 million contracts per day was up 21 percent compared with the same period a year ago.
June results include the following highlights:
  • In addition to CME’s overall FX monthly volume record, CME electronic FX reached a record 304,000 contracts per day in June, up 151 percent from June 2004.
  • CME’s E-mini volume reached 1.2 million contracts during June 2005, up 35 percent compared with June 2004.
  • CME’s interest rate product line averaged 2.4 million contracts per day and was up 31 percent compared with June 2004.
  • CME Eurodollar futures on CME Globex averaged 1.5 million contracts per day in June 2005.
CME AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (In Thousands)

Q2 2005

Q2 2004

Percent Change

CME PRODUCT LINE

Interest Rates

2,577

1,889

36%

E-Minis

1,301

1,075

21%

Equity Standard

124

112

11%

Foreign Exchange

332

176

89%

Commodities

46

41

15%

Sub Total

4,380

3,293

33%

trakrs

21

68

-68%

Total

4,401

3,360

31%

VENUE

Open Outcry

1,210

1,534

-21%

CME Globex (Ex trakrs)

3,122

1,720

82%

Privately Negotiated

47

39

19%

CME MONTHLY AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME (In Thousands)

June 2005

June 2004

Percent Change

CME PRODUCT LINE

Interest Rates

2,420

1,852

31%

E-Minis

1,226

910

35%

Equity Standard

162

151

7%

Foreign Exchange

389

204

91%

Commodities

46

39

17%

Sub Total

4,243

3,156

34%

trakrs

13

41

-67%

Total

4,256

3,196

33%

VENUE

Open Outcry

1,170

1,413

-17%

Globex (Ex trakrs)

3,017

1,694

78%

Privately Negotiated

55

48

14%


First Half 2005

First Half 2004

Percent Change

CME PRODUCT LINE

Interest Rates

2,410

1,655

46%

E-Minis

1,270

1,072

18%

Equity Standard

126

115

10%

Foreign Exchange

313

182

72%

Commodities

49

39

26%

Sub Total

4,168

3,063

36%

trakrs

26

92

-72%

Total

4,194

3,155

33%

VENUE

Open Outcry

1,242

1,490

-17%

CME Globex (Ex trakrs)

2,876

1,534

87%

Privately Negotiated

50

39

28%

CME RATE PER CONTRACT THROUGH MAY 2005 (excluding trakrs)

Average Rate Per Contract (In Dollars)
Rolling Three-Month Average

3-Month Period Ending

By Product Line

Total

By Venue

Interest Rates

Equity Mini

Equity Standard

Currency

Commodity

Open Outcry

CME Globex

Privately Negotiated

May-05

0.510

0.684

1.336

1.414

0.883

0.655

0.471

0.686

3.637

Apr-05

0.514

0.679

1.330

1.459

0.906

0.658

0.460

0.701

3.686

Mar-05

0.521

0.663

1.315

1.483

0.904

0.668

0.475

0.704

3.611

Average Daily Volume (In Thousands)
Rolling Three-Month Average

3-Month Period Ending

By Product Line

Total

By Venue

Interest Rates

Equity Mini

Equity Standard

Currency

Commodity

Open Outcry

CME Globex

Privately Negotiated

May-05

2,574

1,334

130

310

50

4,397

1,308

3,041

49

Apr-05

2,540

1,308

131

301

47

4,326

1,372

2,905

49

Mar-05

2,235

1,237

129

294

51

3,946

1,276

2,618

52

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