|
Product Code |
Bloomberg Ticker |
Apr ADV |
YTD ADV* |
Open Interest |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
|
|
6,598,412 |
7,595,118 |
9,337,373 |
S&P 500 |
|
|
3,827,642 |
4,327,579 |
7,526,626 |
Futures |
|
|
2,797,570 |
3,208,897 |
2,932,786 |
E-mini |
ES |
ESA Index |
1,579,622 |
1,838,077 |
2,237,868 |
Micro E-mini |
MES |
HWA Index |
1,178,301 |
1,320,590 |
161,214 |
BTIC |
EST |
STEA Index |
34,470 |
39,544 |
- |
BTIC+ |
ES1, ES2 |
ES1BTIC yyyymmdd Index |
80 |
29 |
250 |
Dividend Future |
SDA, SDI |
ASDA, ISDA Index |
2,974 |
4,552 |
225,806 |
Total Return Futures |
TRI, CTR |
SRTA, CTIA Index |
1,398 |
4,076 |
294,078 |
TACO |
ESQ |
TQA Index |
309 |
254 |
- |
TACO+ |
EQ1 |
EQ1TACO yyyymmdd Index |
|
- |
- |
E-mini ESG |
ESG |
SLBA Index |
416 |
1,775 |
13,570 |
Options |
|
|
1,030,072 |
1,118,683 |
4,593,840 |
E-mini |
|
|
1,021,772 |
1,106,214 |
4,549,429 |
End-Of-Month |
EW |
SCA Index |
161,522 |
137,745 |
402,092 |
Quarterlies |
ES |
ESA Index |
104,711 |
159,135 |
1,599,807 |
Weekly (M, W, F) |
EW1 - EW4 |
1EA-4EA Index |
755,539 |
809,334 |
2,515,575 |
Micro E-mini |
|
|
8,300 |
12,468 |
44,411 |
End-Of-Month |
EX |
HWOA Index |
2,368 |
2,680 |
6,336 |
Quarterlies |
MES |
HWAA Index |
4,827 |
7,491 |
15,953 |
Weekly |
EX1-EX4 |
HXS1-HXS4 Index |
1,105 |
2,297 |
22,122 |
NASDAQ |
|
|
2,012,036 |
2,290,580 |
565,803 |
Futures |
|
|
1,962,020 |
2,245,917 |
332,363 |
E-mini |
NQ |
NQA Index |
639,926 |
707,884 |
231,796 |
Micro E-mini |
MNQ |
HWB Index |
1,317,797 |
1,533,968 |
100,567 |
BTIC |
NQT |
QNTA Index |
4,297 |
4,065 |
- |
Options |
|
|
50,016 |
44,663 |
233,440 |
E-mini |
|
|
47,289 |
41,558 |
227,597 |
Micro E-mini |
|
|
2727 |
3,104 |
5,843 |
End-Of-Month |
MQE |
HIWA Index |
264 |
499 |
2,374 |
Quarterlies |
MNQ |
HWBA Index |
1,651 |
2,018 |
2,783 |
Weekly |
MQ1-MQ4 |
HWY1-HWY4 Index |
812 |
587 |
686 |
DOW JONES |
|
|
345,679 |
443,869 |
100,317 |
Futures |
|
|
345,575 |
443,750 |
98,803 |
E-mini |
YM |
DMA Index |
184,631 |
226,677 |
81,549 |
Micro E-mini |
MYM |
HWI Index |
160,231 |
216,125 |
100,567 |
BTIC |
YMT |
YMTA Index |
712 |
949 |
- |
Options |
|
|
104 |
118 |
1,514 |
E-mini |
|
|
104 |
118 |
1,514 |
Russell 2000 |
|
|
323,213 |
420,256 |
596,181 |
Futures |
|
|
315,994 |
412,251 |
542,490 |
E-mini |
RTY |
RTYA Index |
204,063 |
247,886 |
515,257 |
Micro E-mini |
M2K |
HWR Index |
107,163 |
159,798 |
27,233 |
BTIC |
RLT |
RLBA Index |
4,768 |
4,566 |
- |
Options |
|
|
7,219 |
8,006 |
25,948 |
E-mini |
|
|
7,219 |
8,006 |
25,948 |
S&P 400 - MIDCAP |
|
|
13,884 |
17,344 |
53,345 |
Futures |
|
|
13,884 |
17,344 |
53,345 |
E-mini |
ME |
FAA Index |
13,884 |
17,344 |
53,345 |
INTERNATIONAL |
|
|
35,071 |
39,636 |
51,514 |
Futures |
|
|
35,071 |
39,636 |
51,514 |
Nikkei 225 |
ENY, N1, NK |
YMEA, NXA, NHA Index |
34,926 |
39,483 |
51,307 |
Ibovespa |
IBV |
IBAA Index |
8 |
2 |
26 |
TOPIX |
TPY |
TPYA Index |
138 |
151 |
181 |
SECTORS |
|
|
9,926 |
14,857 |
214,578 |
Futures |
|
|
9,926 |
14,857 |
214,578 |
Comm. Srvcs. |
XAZ |
XASA Index |
145 |
141 |
2,012 |
Cons. Discr. |
XAY |
IXYA Index |
311 |
518 |
5,262 |
Cons. Staples |
XAP |
IXRA Index |
1,063 |
988 |
18,497 |
Energy |
XAE |
IXPA Index |
1,383 |
2,835 |
40,930 |
Financial |
XAF |
IXAA Index |
969 |
1,786 |
26,970 |
Health Care |
XAV |
IXCA Index |
874 |
1,084 |
20,660 |
Industrial |
XAI |
IXIA Index |
709 |
1,148 |
17,833 |
Materials |
XAB |
IXDA Index |
404 |
700 |
6,630 |
Real Estate |
XAR |
XARA Index |
84 |
374 |
7,147 |
Technology |
XAK |
IXTA Index |
574 |
1,171 |
10,963 |
Utilities |
XAU |
IXSA Index |
1,121 |
1,487 |
18,313 |
Dow Jones Real Estate |
JR |
DJEA Index |
2,282 |
2,624 |
39,314 |
Nasdaq Biotech |
BQ |
DBA Index |
8 |
1 |
47 |
FTSE |
|
|
114 |
69 |
411 |
Futures |
|
|
114 |
69 |
411 |
FTSE China 50 |
FT5 |
FCYA Index |
114 |
69 |
411 |
Russell 1000 |
|
|
1,543 |
1,905 |
46,570 |
Futures |
|
|
1,543 |
1,905 |
46,570 |
Russell 1000 |
RS1 |
RSYA Index |
888 |
417 |
13,134 |
Russell 1000 Growth |
RSG |
RGYA Index |
167 |
440 |
4,975 |
Russell 1000 Value |
RSV |
RVYA Index |
489 |
1,048 |
28,461 |
Cryptocurrency |
|
|
27,981 |
33,910 |
65,113 |
Futures |
|
|
26,852 |
32,091 |
34,015 |
Bitcoin |
BTC |
BTCA Curncy |
7,589 |
8,509 |
10,119 |
Micro Bitcoin |
MBT |
BMRA Curncy |
15,084 |
18,650 |
20,299 |
Ether |
ETH |
DCRA Curncy |
4,178 |
4,932 |
3,597 |
MicroEther |
MET |
MERA Curncy |
19,653 |
19,218 |
67,226 |
Options |
|
|
1,130 |
1,819 |
31,098 |
Bitcoin |
BTC |
BTCA Curncy |
73 |
95 |
2,224 |
Other U.S. Indices |
|
|
1,323 |
5,112 |
116,915 |
Futures |
|
|
2,491 |
5,111 |
108,071 |
*Through April 30, 2022
Bitcoin futures and options: Futures April ADV was 7.7K and open interest averaged 11K. LOIH averaged 81 YTD indicating continued institutional interest. Over 62.8K Bitcoin options have traded since their launch in early 2020 for a notional value of nearly $8.1B. April average OI was 1.6K, an average daily value of nearly $332M.
Micro Bitcoin futures: Launched May-21, Micro Bitcoin futures have traded over 5.2M contracts in their first year. The futures are 1/10 of a Bitcoin and settled to the CF Bitcoin Reference Rate. April ADV was 15.1K and OI averaged 19.2K (+2% vs. Mar-22).
Micro Bitcoin & Micro Ether options: CME Group introduced options on Micro Bitcion futures and options on Micro Ether futures starting March 28. The new options are right-sized at 1/10 of their respective tokens. Over 41.4K contracts traded in the first month across the various expiries with trades submitted from EMEA, APAC, and North America.
Learn more here:
Ether futures: CME Group launched Ether futures on February 8, 2021. The contract is cash-settled and based on the regulated CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate. Over 1.3M CME Ether futures contracts have traded since launch (equivalent to 64.8M Ether). April ADV was 4.2K (+4% vs. Mar-22) and open interest averaged 3.4K (+4% vs. Mar-22).
Micro Ether Futures: Launched December-21, nearly 1.8M contracts have traded since launch. ADV in April was 19.7K (+21% vs. Mar-22) and OI averaged 37.7K (+47% vs. Mar-22). Sized at 1/10 of one ether, the contract provides an efficient, cost-effective way to manage exposure to one of the largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Enjoy the same features of the larger Ether futures (ETH) at a fraction of the size, settled to the regulated CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate.
Micro E-mini futures: Over 1.3B Micro E-mini Equity Index futures contracts have traded since launch. April ADV was 2.8M across the four indices. Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures has maintained its leading share of ADV at 1.3M in April, followed by Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures at 1.2M.
For more information on the Micro E-mini futures, please visit our website here.
Micro E-mini options: CME Group launched Micro E-mini options on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indices in August 2020. Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 options continue to gain ground against their Micro E-mini S&P 500 options counterpart in terms of volume contribution. Since launch, a combined 4.1M contracts have traded, with an April ADV of 11.1K.
For more information on Micro E-mini options, please visit the following:
E-mini S&P 500 Tuesday & Thursday options: CME Group launched E-mini S&P 500 Tuesday and Thursday options April 25th. Day 1 Tuesday and Thursday E-mini S&P 500 options surpassed 82K contracts with open interest exceeding 79K, making this the most successful options launch in CME Group's history. The new options offer more opportunities to manage short-term equity exposure with more choices to trade throughout the week. The contracts complement the existing suite of Quarterly, End-of-Month, and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Weekly options. These options settle into liquidity E-mini S&P 500 futures, which have averaged 1.9M contracts daily. Learn more here.
S&P 500 Dividend futures: Equity Index Dividend futures provide an efficient tool to hedge or express a view on the U.S. dividend market, regardless of the price movement of the benchmark indices. Quarterly and annual contracts are available on the S&P 500 Index. April ADV was 3K and open interest averaged 210K (+4% vs. Mar-22). Annual contracts are available on the Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 Indices as of April 11.
Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 Dividend futures:
E-mini S&P 500 ESG futures: The Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment theme continues to gain attention and implementation as the need for capitally efficient ESG solutions has grown. The S&P 500 ESG futures contracts allows market participants to gain price exposure to an index that closely tracks the performance of the S&P 500, while adhering to ESG principles. CME Group E-mini S&P 500 ESG futures continue to experience significant growth, with April open interest averaging 13.5K (+4% vs. Mar-22).
E-mini S&P Europe 350 ESG futures: Launched May 2021, the new E-mini S&P Europe 350 ESG futures are cash-settled to the S&P Europe 350 ESG index. The index is Pan-European, covering developed markets across over 15 different countries. The four largest individual country weights as of April 8, 2021 are UK 23.58%, France 18.08%, Switzerland 17.16%, and Germany 14.90%. The index is based on the robust ESG index methodology, same as the one applied to S&P 500 ESG index and is right sized in terms of number of constituents at around 230. Since launch, nearly 3.1K futures have traded.
Please visit the following for further detail:
Total Return futures: CME launched the S&P 500 Adjusted Interest Rate (AIR) Total Return futures in September 2020. April OI averaged a record 209K (+9% vs. Mar-22). April 28 reached a record OI of 212,264.
Please visit the following for further detail:
Adjusted Interest Rate (AIR) Total Return futures expansion:
Nasdaq-100 Volatility Index futures: On January 10, the VOLQ futures multiplier was reduced from $1,000 to $100, allowing market participants to hedge risk and express a view around Nasdaq-100 at-the-money volatility with more precision. Since the multiplier change was implemented, nearly 14.5K contracts have traded. Learn more here.
Nikkei futures: Nikkei 225 futures ADV reached 35K in April and average OI was 50K for the month. Nikkei 225 futures can be transacted through the MOS (Mutual Offset System); in 2021, about 75% of volume was traded outside of Tokyo cash hours, and more than 60% of ADV was traded before the U.S. market open (during non-US hours).
Bloomberg Commodity Index: Effective in December, CME Group adjusted the contract specifications and fees for our Bloomberg Commodity Index futures. Fees were lowered, while the minimum price increment and daily settlement were changed to allow participants to access our markets more seamlessly. For more info, visit our website here.
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