$CME launched micro e-mini futures in May 2019 -
Initial success was good, but 2020 saw the product really take off:pic.twitter.com/W5VNOIOHjz
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$CME launched micro e-mini futures in May 2019 -
Initial success was good, but 2020 saw the product really take off:pic.twitter.com/W5VNOIOHjz
If we look at the relationship between equity index futures and options pre-micros, we find options volume is ~25% of corresponding futures products.
$CME micro e-mini futures ADV: ~1.7M contracts
1.7M * 25% = ~430K options contracts per day at full maturity
Did micro e-minis cannibalize other equity index products?
The answer at a high level looks to be no - while micros have accounted for most of the growth in $CME's equity index asset class, ex micro the group hasn't seen volumes decrease:pic.twitter.com/rWbIjosVso
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