CHICAGO, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today
announced it reached a daily trading volume record for Henry Hub
Natural Gas futures on January 12,
2018, of 1,022,858 contracts – surpassing the 1 million
milestone for the first time. The previous single-day trading
volume record was 995,129 contracts set on January 11, 2018.
CME Group offers Henry Hub Natural Gas futures and options to
market participants seeking to hedge natural gas price risk, which
can be impacted by a variety of factors, including weather-related
demand.
Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contracts are listed by and
subject to the rules of NYMEX. To learn more about Henry Hub
Natural Gas futures and options from CME Group, please visit:
www.cmegroup.com/henryhub.
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risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global
benchmark products across all major asset classes, including
futures and options based on interest rates, equity
indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural
products and metals. Around the world, CME Group
brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex®
electronic trading platform. CME Group also operates one of
the world's leading central counterparty clearing providers
through CME Clearing, which offer clearing and settlement
services across asset classes for exchange-traded and
over-the-counter derivatives. CME Group's products and
services ensure that businesses around the world can effectively
manage risk and achieve growth.
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