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Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.85 billion contracts in the month of March, the highest monthly total ever recorded. The March total was up 10% from February 2022 and up 23% from March 2021.
On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first three months of the year was 19.2 billion contracts, up 29.2% from the first three months of 2021. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
Total open interest at the end of March was 1.1 billion contracts. The March total was up 4.1% from February 2022 and up 1.4% from a year ago.
2022 March ETD Volume
| February 2022 | Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y |
| Asia-Pacific | 1,104,500,407 | 2,781,317,770 | 3,885,818,177 | 13.2% | 54.8% |
| North America | 504,852,212 | 1,056,440,913 | 1,561,293,125 | 10.8% | 7.6% |
| Latin America | 518,783,912 | 233,892,649 | 752,676,561 | 15.5% | -8.6% |
| Europe | 317,206,036 | 118,080,605 | 435,286,641 | -19.3% | -25.5% |
| Other | 203,965,608 | 10,517,903 | 214,483,511 | 11.3% | 6.2% |
| Grand Total | 2,649,308,175 | 4,200,249,840 | 6,849,558,015 | 10.0% | 23.0% |
| M/M | 12.0% | 8.8% | 10.0% | ||
| Y/Y | -10.2% | 60.4% | 23.0% |
Asset Class
| Asset Class | January to March | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Agriculture | 728,912,451 | 628,910,813 | -13.7% |
| Currency | 1,307,521,277 | 1,846,396,298 | 41.2% |
| Energy | 724,346,425 | 584,303,126 | -19.3% |
| Equity Index | 6,008,580,181 | 10,311,705,538 | 71.6% |
| Individual Equity | 3,595,594,082 | 3,358,311,283 | -6.6% |
| Interest Rates | 1,260,497,519 | 1,380,672,924 | 9.5% |
| Non-Precious Metals | 442,883,270 | 379,635,401 | -14.3% |
| Other | 525,118,393 | 517,476,629 | -1.5% |
| Precious Metals | 236,424,971 | 147,123,171 | -37.8% |
| Grand Total | 14,829,878,579 | 19,154,535,183 | 29.2% |
Region
| Region | January to March | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Asia-Pacific | 6,533,485,945 | 10,493,030,728 | 60.6% |
| Europe | 1,460,544,817 | 1,446,716,415 | -0.9% |
| Latin America | 2,195,058,851 | 2,182,091,920 | -0.6% |
| North America | 4,038,899,152 | 4,402,413,962 | 9.0% |
| Other | 601,889,814 | 630,282,158 | 4.7% |
| Grand Total | 14,829,878,579 | 19,154,535,183 | 29.2% |
