What’s Trendy? Shining a Light on 2018 Derivatives Volumes and Open Interest

February 13, 2019 00:02:27
 What’s Trendy? Shining a Light on 2018 Derivatives Volumes and Open Interest
John Lothian News Commentary
What’s Trendy? Shining a Light on 2018 Derivatives Volumes and Open Interest

Feb 13 2019 | 00:02:27

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Show Notes

The totals are in. And the winner is… almost everyone!

It was a great year for the global exchange traded derivatives industry as for the first time ever annual volume was more than 30 billion contracts. Volumes grew at a 20.2 percent clip, the fastest rate since 2010.

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