CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that September 2016 average daily volume (ADV) reached 15 million contracts per day, up 6 percent from September 2015. CME Group September 2016 options volume averaged 2.9 million contracts per day, up 9 percent versus September 2015, with electronic options averaging 1.7 million contracts per day, up 22 percent over the same period last year. Third-quarter 2016 volume averaged 14.3 million contracts per day, flat compared with a strong third-quarter 2015. CME Group year-to-date 2016 ADV through September averaged 15.4 million contracts per day, up 8 percent. Total open interest at the end of third-quarter 2016 was 103 million contracts, up 12 percent from year-end 2015. During the quarter, CME Group reached open interest approaching record levels, peaking at 111.2 million contracts on September 15, 2016.
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