Also yesterday, trading volume in E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures rose to a record 282,940 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 260,811 contracts set on March 6. Combined electronic trading volume in all stock index futures and options on futures totaled a single-day record of 715,871 contracts, topping the previous record set on April 10, with 675,760 contracts.
E-mini Russell 2000 futures broke the 5,000 open interest mark for the first time yesterday, with a record of 5,087 positions, beating its May 6 record of 4,892 positions. In addition, E-mini S&P MidCap 400, launched Jan. 28, set consecutive open interest records on three days, beginning on May 6 with 1,800 positions and reaching 2,016 open positions yesterday, May 8. Open interest is the number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (www.cme.com) is the largest futures exchange in the United States and the second largest exchange in the world for the trading of futures and options on futures. As an international marketplace, CME brings together buyers and sellers on its trading floors and GLOBEX around-the-clock electronic trading platform. CME offers futures contracts and options on futures primarily in four product areas: interest rates, stock indices, foreign exchange and commodities. The exchange moves about $1.6 billion per day in settlement payments and manages $27.4 billion in collateral deposits. CME is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.
