CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached a record high in single-day volume with 25,734,651 contracts traded across all asset classes on Tuesday, August 9, surpassing the previous record of 25,282,704 contracts on May 6, 2010.
Additionally, record volumes were reached in gold futures and options with 504,368 contracts, surpassing the July 28, 2010, record of 469,689 contracts, and Australian dollar futures and options with 311,684 contracts, surpassing the August 5, 2011, record of 285,355 contracts.