| Exchanges hope to capture a larger share of derivatives trading, on demand from emerging markets. Trading in commodity and currency derivatives surged on the world’s exchanges last year as traders in emerging economies used futures to hedge themselves against rising market volatility.
Overall volumes for exchange-traded derivatives rose 12 per cent to 23.4bn contracts in 2015, the first increase in four years, according to annual data collated by the World Federation of Exchanges, a trade association for 200 market infrastructure operators...............................................Full Article: Source
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