CME Group (CME) Announces July Volume Increase

CME Group (NYSE: CME) announced July volume averaged 11.2 million contracts per day, up 40% from July 2006, assuming CME and Chicago Board of Trade volumes were combined for the full month. On this basis, total monthly volume exceeded 235 million contracts. Electronic volume represented 79% of total exchange volume. Total options volume averaged 2.0 million contracts per day, up 16% from July 2006. Electronic options volume averaged 348,000 contracts per day, up 69% from the same period a year ago, representing 19% of total CME Group options volume.

CME Group total interest rate product volume averaged 7.0 million contracts in July, up 39 percent from July 2006.

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