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 February 2026:
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 12.05 billion contracts in February. This decreased 10.3% from January 2026 but increased 51% from February 2025.
Options growth has picked up. Global trading of options reached 9.41 billion contracts in February, up by more than 65% from last year, with most of that growth taking place in the Asia-Pacific region.
Global trading of futures reached 2.64 billion contracts in February, up 14.7% from the same month last year.
On a year-to-date basis, volume through two months this year was 25.48 billion contracts, up 39.5% from the first two months of 2025. The majority of that increase came from equity contracts.
Total options volume for the year so far was 19.89 billion contracts, up 44.7% from the previous year. Total futures volume was 5.59 billion contracts in 2026 so far, up 23.8% from 2025.
Total open interest at the end of February was 1.66 billion contracts. The February total was up 2.6% from January 2026 and up 22.2% from a year ago.
2026 February ETD Volume
| Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y | |
| Asia-Pacific | 826,207,643 | 6,940,787,847 | 7,766,995,490 | -13.4% | 61.8% |
| North America | 716,362,209 | 1,884,460,896 | 2,600,823,105 | 2.3% | 41.3% |
| Latin America | 473,660,477 | 485,650,648 | 959,311,125 | -17.3% | 24.6% |
| Europe | 270,021,121 | 90,577,439 | 360,598,560 | -9.2% | 3.0% |
| Other | 350,527,134 | 9,419,104 | 359,946,238 | -0.9% | 68.1% |
| Grand Total | 2,636,778,584 | 9,410,895,934 | 12,047,674,518 | -10.3% | 51.0% |
| M/M | -10.7% | -10.2% | -10.3% | ||
| Y/Y | 14.7% | 65.7% | 51.0% |
Asset Class
| Asset Class | January to February | ||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Agriculture | 483,259,496 | 382,521,019 | -20.8% |
| Currencies | 303,131,728 | 293,483,084 | -3.2% |
| Energy | 577,432,760 | 857,682,196 | 48.5% |
| Equity | 14,881,871,203 | 20,321,794,395 | 36.6% |
| Interest Rates | 1,180,296,081 | 1,296,985,276 | 9.9% |
| Metals | 420,986,923 | 747,043,945 | 77.5% |
| Other | 415,716,529 | 1,579,056,426 | 279.8% |
| Grand Total | 18,262,694,720 | 25,478,566,341 | 39.5% |
Region
| Region | January to February | ||
| 2025 | 2026 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Asia-Pacific | 11,944,417,225 | 16,735,156,369 | 40.1% |
| Europe | 724,731,295 | 757,759,894 | 4.6% |
| Latin America | 1,539,663,764 | 2,118,936,773 | 37.6% |
| North America | 3,616,156,132 | 5,143,700,414 | 42.2% |
| Other | 437,726,304 | 723,012,891 | 65.2% |
| Grand Total | 18,262,694,720 | 25,478,566,341 | 39.5% |
