Eurex traded 107m contracts in August, representing a 19% increase on the same month last year. During the month, the equity-based derivatives segment was the most heavily traded segment at the exchange, with 57m lots changing hands. Of these, 35.1m contracts were based on equity index derivatives and 21.9m contracts on equity derivatives. Exchange-wide volume for the first eight months of the year stood at more than 1bn, up 26% year-on-year.
Chicago Board of Trade reported that total exchange volume was 76.8m in August, making it the second highest month on record. Average daily volume for the month was 3.34m, an increase of 23% year-on-year. The exchange's gold futures complex continued to make gains during the month, boasting a 53% market share of listed gold futures in North America. Silver was also up with 46% market share and an average daily volume of 7,232 lots. One month since...