CME Group Posts 19.6 Million Contracts Record ADV in 2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported its full-year, Q4 and December 2021 market statistics, showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 19.6 million contracts during the year, an increase of 3% over 2020. ADV increased 26% in both the fourth quarter and the month of December, to 20.5 million contracts and 18 million contracts, respectively.
Full-year 2021 highlights across asset classes include:
Interest Rate futures and options growth of 15%
Equity Index futures and options records
Record Bitcoin ADV of 10,105 contracts, an increase of 13%
ADV outside the United States increased 4% to 5.5 million contracts, including 5% growth in Asia, 5% in Latin America and 3% in EMEA
Q4 2021 highlights across asset classes include:
Interest Rate ADV increased 56% to 9.8 million contracts
Energy ADV increased 16% to 2.3 million contracts
Equity Index ADV increased 15% to 6 million contracts
Options ADV increased 58% to 3.7 million contracts
Record Micro Bitcoin futures ADV of 24,534 contracts
December 2021 ADV across asset classes includes:
Interest Rate ADV of 7.1 million contracts
Equity Index ADV of 6.8 million contracts
Options ADV of 3.2 million contracts
Energy ADV of 1.9 million contracts
Agricultural ADV of 1 million contracts
Foreign Exchange ADV of 875,000 contracts
Metals ADV of 336,000 contracts
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