As market volatility increased,
contract volumes rose in the first quarter with particular strength in interest rate hedging instruments where CME holds a dominant position.
Not exact matches
Volume in this
contract rose 17.1 % to 354.4 million
contracts, making it the third most actively traded interest rate futures
contract in the world.
The interest rate category
rose the most, with
volume up 12.9 % to 3.97 billion
contracts.
Volume in this
contract rose 25.2 % to 21.4 million
contracts.
Managing Volatility Around - the - Clock SUNDAY, JULY 28 AT 11 PM CT — Tonight the VIX futures estimated
volume topped 26,600
contracts, and the VIX nearby (July) futures
rose 10.8 % in the time period from 5 p.m. to around 10:30 p.m. Chicago time.
On September 25th a new daily
volume record of 2.61 million
contracts was set for options on the CBOE Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), as the VIX Index
rose 6.5 % to close at 10.21 that day.
If the market
rises with
contracting spread and
volume, the market is not showing demand.
Nationally, prices continued to
rise last month and properties were headed to
contract faster than they have since at any time since July 2013, but sales
volume fell.