Eurex – Europe’s leading derivatives exchange – and, together with Eurex Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparties, reported a 16 percent increase in derivatives trading volume to 160.6 million contracts in July 2026. Equity derivatives recorded solid growth, with trading volume rising by 18 percent from 18.6 million contracts in July 2025 to 21.9 million contracts in July 2026. Index derivatives trading volume increased by 3 percent, from 44.3 million in July 2025 to 45.8 million contracts in July 2026, while interest rate derivatives trading volume rose by 23 percent, to 92.8 million contracts from 75.4 million contracts during the same period last year.
