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CME Group Sets New, All-Time Quarterly ADV Record of 29.8 Million Contracts, Driven by Growth Across All Asset Classes
Second-Highest March ADV of 30.8 million contracts, up 27% year-over-yearRecord quarterly ADV for interest rate, equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange
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[{"type":"text","content":"Second-Highest March ADV of 30.8 million contracts, up 27% year-over-yearRecord quarterly ADV for interest rate, equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency productsRecord quarterly ADV in U.S. Treasury and Henry Hub Natural Gas complexesRecord quarterly international ADV of 8.8 million contractsCHICAGO, April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its Q1 and March 2025 market statistics, with average daily volume (ADV) reaching a new, all-time quarterly record of 29.8 million contracts and the second-highest March ADV on record with 30.8 million contracts.\n\nIn Q1, the company's ADV grew 13% year-over-year, with record volume in interest rate, equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency products. CME Group's deeply liquid U.S. Treasury complex hit a quarterly ADV record of 9.2 million contracts and its Henry Hub Natural Gas complex set a quarterly ADV record of 1.1 million contracts.\nMarch ADV grew 27% year-over-year, with record monthly equity index ADV of 9.7 million contracts and double-digit ADV growth in interest rate, energy, agricultural, foreign exchange and cryptocurrency products.\nMarket statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.\nQ1 2025 highlights across asset classes compared to Q1 2024 include:\nRecord quarterly Interest Rate ADV of 15 million contractsRecord U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV of 9.2 million contractsRecord 10-Year U.S Treasury Note futures ADV of 2.6 million contractsRecord 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV of 1.9 million contractsRecord 10-Year U.S Treasury Note options ADV of 1.2 million contractsRecord 2-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures ADV of 1.1 million contractsSOFR futures ADV increased 14% to 4.1 million contractsRecord quarterly Equity Index ADV of 8 million contractsRecord Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures ADV of 1.8 million contractsRecord E-mini Nasdaq-100 options ADV of 98,000 contractsMicro E-mini S&P 500 futures ADV increased 57% to 1.3 million contractsEnergy ADV of 2.9 million contracts, an increase of 20%Record quarterly Energy options ADV of 558,000 contractsRecord quarterly Henry Hub Natural Gas futures ADV of 698,000 contractsRecord quarterly Henry Hub Natural Gas options ADV of 355,000 contractsRecord quarterly Agricultural...