Introducing the ETD Tracker:
This month’s data on futures and options trading is accessible in two formats: a spreadsheet accessible through the link below and a set of interactive visualizations called the FIA ETD Tracker. The ETD Tracker consists of interactive visualizations on the FIA website that allow users to view data on volume and open interest, with filters based on year and month, region and jurisdiction, asset group and type of product. The ETD Tracker also includes visualizations that rank exchanges by total volume in the latest month and year to date as well as open interest in the latest month. Click here to access the ETD Tracker.
Highlights from December 2023:
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 15.17 billion contracts in December, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 8.4% from November 2023 and up 79.7% from December 2022.
Options continue to gain in popularity. Global trading of options reached 12.92 billion contracts in December, up by more than 114% from last year, with most of that trading taking place in the Asia-Pacific region. Global trading of futures reached 2.24 billion contracts in December, down 7.2% from the same month last year.
On an annual basis, volume for the year was 137.29 billion contracts, up 63.7% from 2022. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
Total options volume for the year was 108.2 billion contracts, up 98.4% from the previous year. Total futures volume was 29.1 billion contracts in 2023, down 0.7% from 2022.
Total open interest at the end of December was 1.25 billion contracts. The December total was down 4.9% from November 2023 but up 15.4% from a year ago.
Note: The sheets Raw Data, Raw Data - Alternative, Volume Revision and Correction, OI Revision and Correction, and Additions to Historical Data, will no longer be included in the volume report released on the FIA website. To receive these sheets or any of the data contained in them, reach out to data@fia.org.
2023 December ETD Volume
| Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
| Asia-Pacific | 916,144,093 | 11,561,657,577 | 12,477,801,670 | 12.6% | 115.4% |
| North America | 406,356,733 | 1,032,319,468 | 1,438,676,201 | -8.0% | 8.8% |
| Latin America | 387,041,444 | 227,657,555 | 614,698,999 | -14.7% | -12.9% |
| Europe | 363,543,642 | 80,811,582 | 444,355,224 | 1.5% | 27.6% |
| Other | 170,636,471 | 20,448,119 | 191,084,590 | -1.0% | -29.4% |
| Grand Total | 2,243,722,383 | 12,922,894,301 | 15,166,616,684 | 8.4% | 79.7% |
| M/M | -10.3% | 12.4% | 8.4% | ||
| Y/Y | -7.2% | 114.6% | 79.7% |
Asset Class
| Asset Class | January to December | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Agriculture | 2,393,911,563 | 3,132,675,218 | 30.9% |
| Currency | 7,713,948,827 | 7,077,589,485 | -8.2% |
| Energy | 2,067,307,204 | 2,774,973,767 | 34.2% |
| Equity Index | 48,619,252,629 | 99,851,881,839 | 105.4% |
| Individual Equity | 13,215,937,627 | 12,583,958,837 | -4.8% |
| Interest Rates | 5,145,795,927 | 6,081,131,573 | 18.2% |
| Non-Precious Metals | 1,630,235,887 | 1,855,787,454 | 13.8% |
| Other | 2,497,750,317 | 3,219,018,909 | 28.9% |
| Precious Metals | 563,668,756 | 715,883,056 | 27.0% |
| Grand Total | 83,847,808,737 | 137,292,900,138 | 63.7% |
Region
| Region | January to December | ||
| 2022 | 2023 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Asia-Pacific | 50,634,315,816 | 103,476,363,176 | 104.4% |
| Europe | 4,802,600,636 | 4,929,571,844 | 2.6% |
| Latin America | 8,624,377,398 | 8,637,494,326 | 0.2% |
| North America | 16,807,195,297 | 17,852,469,949 | 6.2% |
| Other | 2,979,319,590 | 2,397,000,843 | -19.5% |
| Grand Total | 83,847,808,737 | 137,292,900,138 | 63.7% |
