US NYMEX natgas average daily futures fall, options rise in February
- For the month, futures ADV was 575,167 contracts, down 9.1% from a year ago. Futures ADV hit a monthly record of 677,112 contracts in November 2018.
- Year to date, futures ADV was 496,290, down 15.3% from the same period a year earlier. That, however, keeps futures ADV on track to top the annual record of 477,468 contracts in 2020.
Average daily volume (ADV) in US natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) fell in February from a year earlier, while options rose, according to data from CME Group Inc, which owns the NYMEX.
For the month, futures ADV was 575,167 contracts, down 9.1% from a year ago. Futures ADV hit a monthly record of 677,112 contracts in November 2018.
Year to date, futures ADV was 496,290, down 15.3% from the same period a year earlier. That, however, keeps futures ADV on track to top the annual record of 477,468 contracts in 2020.
Financially settled European-style options ADV, meanwhile, rose to 148,684 in February, up 29.4% from a year earlier. Options ADV hit a monthly record of 200,736 in January 2018.
Year to date, financially settled European-style options ADV was 126,648, up 13.7% from the prior year. That keeps options ADV on track to top the annual record of 112,763 contracts in 2017.
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