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Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.3 billion contracts in the month of May, the second highest monthly total ever recorded. The May total was up 8.4% from April 2022 and up 38.6% from May 2021.
On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first five months of the year was 31.27 billion contracts, up 31% from the first five months of 2021. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
Total open interest at the end of May was 1.13 billion contracts. The May total was up 2.5% from April 2022 and up 3.1% from a year ago.
2022 May ETD Volume
| May 2022 | Futures | Options | Total | M/M | Y/Y |
| Asia-Pacific | 845,281,374 | 2,931,845,745 | 3,777,127,119 | 11.4% | 73.2% |
| North America | 468,235,864 | 952,784,131 | 1,421,019,995 | 13.9% | 21.2% |
| Latin America | 373,622,438 | 156,546,539 | 530,168,977 | -8.9% | -19.0% |
| Europe | 296,674,878 | 81,227,144 | 377,902,022 | 19.8% | -8.3% |
| Other | 185,288,424 | 13,106,328 | 198,394,752 | -29.1% | 53.4% |
| Grand Total | 2,169,102,978 | 4,135,509,887 | 6,304,612,865 | 8.4% | 38.6% |
| M/M | 1.9% | 12.2% | 8.4% | ||
| Y/Y | -3.8% | 80.3% | 38.6% |
Asset Class
| Asset Class | January to May | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Agriculture | 1,197,498,329 | 954,485,749 | -20.3% |
| Currency | 2,158,723,905 | 2,893,868,371 | 34.1% |
| Energy | 1,167,628,372 | 888,220,846 | -23.9% |
| Equity Index | 9,816,048,012 | 17,246,513,484 | 75.7% |
| Individual Equity | 5,559,462,497 | 5,408,185,565 | -2.7% |
| Interest Rates | 1,927,064,857 | 2,176,613,288 | 12.9% |
| Non-Precious Metals | 787,892,801 | 608,220,222 | -22.8% |
| Other | 899,197,750 | 872,790,238 | -2.9% |
| Precious Metals | 358,763,424 | 224,346,555 | -37.5% |
| Grand Total | 23,872,279,947 | 31,273,244,318 | 31.0% |
Region
| Region | January to May | ||
| 2021 | 2022 | Change | |
| Futures and Options | |||
| Asia-Pacific | 10,944,359,916 | 17,659,253,935 | 61.4% |
| Europe | 2,292,181,992 | 2,140,031,657 | -6.6% |
| Latin America | 3,458,240,216 | 3,293,954,881 | -4.8% |
| North America | 6,308,729,712 | 7,071,311,670 | 12.1% |
| Other | 868,768,111 | 1,108,692,175 | 27.6% |
| Grand Total | 23,872,279,947 | 31,273,244,318 | 31.0% |
