2006
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 1.403 Billion (+28.7% from 2005) valued at $827 trillion CME® Globex® volume 1.015 Billion (+31.5% from 2005) Annual high for open interest (number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading; a measure of liquidity) 104.9 Million positions as of September 14, 2006
2005
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 1.090 billion contracts (+35.4% from 2004) valued at $638 trillion CME® Globex® volume 772 million contracts (+64.3% from 2004) Annual high for open interest (number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading; a measure of liquidity) 78.4 million positions as of Dec. 15, 2005
2004
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades)  805.3 million contracts (+26% from the same period of 2003) valued at $463.4 trillion CME Globex volume 470.0 million contracts (+66% from the same period of 2003) Annual high for open interest (number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading; a measure of liquidity) 51.4 million positions as of June 10, 2004
2003
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 640.2 million contracts (+15% from the same period of 2002) valued at $333.7 trillion CME Globex volume 282.4 million contracts (+43%) Period's high for open interest (number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading; a measure of liquidity) Nearly 35.4 million positions as of Dec. 11, 2003
2002
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 558.4 million contracts, a CME record (+36% from 2001) valued at a record $328.6 trillion CME Globex volume 198.0 million contracts (+142% from the same period of 2001), a CME record Annual high for open interest (number of contracts outstanding at the close of trading; a measure of liquidity) 24.8 million positions as of December 12, a CME record
2001
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 411.7 million contracts (+78% from 2000) valued at $293.9 trillion, a former CME record CME Globex volume 81.9 million contracts (+137% from 2000), a former CME record Annual high for open interest 18.9 million open positions, a former CME record
2000
Number of contracts traded (round turn trades) 231.1 million contracts (+15% from 1999) valued at $155 trillion CME Globex volume 34.5 million contracts (+114% from 1999) Annual high for open interest 9.3 million open positions