CME Group Oct. Avg. Volume Contracts Per Day Up 12% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - CME Group Inc. (CME) said its October 2013 volume averaged 11.1 million contracts per day, up 12 percent year-over-year. Total volume in October was more than 255 million contracts, of which 86 percent was traded electronically.

CME Group interest rate volume averaged 4.9 million contracts per day in October, up 20 percent from October 2012. Eurodollar futures volume averaged 1.9 million contracts per day, up 21 percent from the year-ago period. Eurodollar options volume averaged 653,000 contracts per day, up 57 percent from last year's October.

Treasury futures volume averaged 1.8 million contracts per day, up 7 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Treasury options volume averaged 474,000 contracts per day, up 34 percent year-on-year.