ATLANTA, Dec 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- ICE Futures U.S., a leading regulated U.S. futures exchange for global agricultural, equity index and currency markets, reported record daily volume in its U.S. Dollar Index (USDX) futures contract of 74,562 contracts on Wednesday, December 9.
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Daily volume in the USDX exceeded by more than 35% the previous record of 54,625 contracts established on Friday, December 4, 2009. The notional value of USDX contracts traded on December 9 was more than $5.6 billion and included nearly 10,000 Trade at Settlement (TAS) contracts, which is also a record.
USDX futures trade exclusively on the ICE trading platform 22 hours a day. Real-time prices for USDX futures are available at no cost on the ICE website following a one-time registration.
Introduced in 1985, the U.S. Dollar Index is the leading global benchmark for the international value of the U.S. dollar. The futures contract on the USDX is the world's most heavily traded currency index futures contract.
