Combined trading volume in equity index futures and options on futures totaled a record 591,395 contracts, surpassing the previous record set on Sept. 19 with 574,869. contracts. Trading volume in E-mini S&P 500 futures rose to a record 351,673 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 347,314 also set on Sept. 19.
Electronic trading volume on GLOBEX in 2001 reached 81.9 million contracts, a more than 137 percent increase over 2000. GLOBEX volume represented 20 percent of CME's total volume for 2001.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (www.cme.com) is the largest futures exchange in the United States. As an international marketplace, CME brings together buyers and sellers on its trading floors and GLOBEX. CME offers futures contracts and options on futures primarily in four product areas: interest rates, stock indexes, foreign exchange and commodities. The exchange moves about $1.5 billion per day in settlement payments and manages $28.2 billion in collateral deposits. CME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.
