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CME Group ($CME) has reported that its international average daily volume (ADV) reached a new high of 9.2 million contracts in the second quarter of 2025, marking an 18% increase year on year. This figure reflects all trading outside the United States and was propelled by record quarterly ADV in both Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.
The data reveals ongoing global volatility and heightened activity across asset classes, with market participants seeking risk management and trading opportunities.
According to CME Group, the EMEA region saw its ADV rise to a record 6.7 million contracts in Q2 2025, up 15% from the same period last year. This growth was led by a 43% surge in Equity Index products, a 15% rise in Energy, a 12% increase in Interest Rate products, and a 5% uptick in Metals.
In the APAC region, ADV climbed to a record 2.2 million contracts, up 30% year over year. The region’s growth was driven by a 67% increase in Energy products, a 34% rise in Metals, and a 13% gain in Agricultural products.
The Americas also posted gains, with Canada’s ADV reaching 190,000 contracts, up 17% year on year. Interest Rate and Equity Index products in Canada grew by 19% and 35%, respectively. In Latin America, ADV reached 189,000 contracts, up 4% from 2024, with Foreign Exchange and Metals products achieving quarterly records and growing 30% and 3%, respectively.
On a global scale, CME Group reported a record quarterly ADV of 30.2 million contracts in Q2 2025, up 16% year on year. The increase was driven by record volumes in Interest Rate, Agricultural and Metals products.
Julie Winkler, Senior Managing Director
and Chief Commercial Officer, CME Group
Julie Winkler, Senior Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer, CME Group, commented:
“During this period of heightened volatility, a broad range of market participants again turned to CME Group to manage risk and pursue opportunities across asset classes. Our clients continue to rely on the strength of our global benchmarks and around-the-clock liquidity, enabling them to efficiently respond in every time zone and whenever market-moving events occur.”
CME Group is a leading derivatives marketplace, enabling clients to trade futures, options, cash and OTC markets, optimise portfolios, and analyse data. The company offers futures and options on futures trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec, and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. CME Clearing operates as one of the world’s major central counterparty clearing providers.
The group’s exchanges offer a wide range of benchmark products across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.
