The derivatives exchange highlighted particularly strong growth in cryptocurrency products, which reached a record 411,000 contracts per day, equivalent to $14.9 billion notional. Within this segment, Micro Ether futures posted a record monthly ADV of 271,000 contracts, while Ether futures reached a record 27,000 contracts. Interest rate products continued to dominate activity, averaging 16.2 million contracts daily. Gains were led by Ultra 10-Year U.S. Treasury futures, up 10% year-on-year to 1 million contracts, and 30-Day Fed Funds futures, which rose 6% to 517,000 contracts. Equity index products averaged 6.3 ... (full story)