Global derivatives market CME Group announced today that E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq-100 and E-mini Russell 2000 options have reached record volume in 2024.
Year-to-date volume entries (through March 20) include:
- E-mini S&P 500 options average daily volume (ADV) of 1.63 million contracts, up 23% year-over-year.
- E-mini Nasdaq-100 ADV options with over 84,000 contracts, up 30% year-over-year.
- E-mini Russell 2000 ADV options with more than 15,300 contracts, up 83% year-over-year.
Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Products at CME Group, commented:
“Despite lower volatility in today’s equity markets, global investors are increasingly turning to CME Group’s equity options products to express their views and manage risk.
The leading suite of E-mini reference options allows market participants to hedge their portfolios and seek opportunities around potential market moving events while benefiting from capital efficiency by trading alongside our other industry leading equity index products ».
In addition, E-mini S&P 500 options blocks achieved a record trading day of 558,000 contracts on March 15, surpassing the previous record of 235,000 contracts. E-mini S&P 500 options blocks ADV stands at 134,000 contracts for 2024, up 40% year-over-year.