CME Group December Avg. Volume Contracts Per Day Up 13% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - CME Group Inc. (CME) said that December 2013 volume averaged 10.9 million contracts per day, up 13 percent compared with December 2012. Total volume for December 2013 was more than 228 million contracts, of which 85 percent was traded electronically.

CME Group interest rate volume averaged 5.0 million contracts per day in December, up 38 percent from December 2012. Eurodollar futures volume averaged 2.0 million contracts per day, up 51 percent from the same period a year ago. Eurodollar options volume averaged 652,000 contracts per day, up 142 percent from December last year.

Treasury futures volume averaged 1.8 million contracts per day, up 6 percent compared with the same period a year ago. Treasury options volume averaged 536,000 contracts per day, up 66 percent from December 2012.