Appendix 3. The Commission and the Industry We Regulate
Actively Traded Futures and Option Contracts

The number of actively traded contracts on U.S. exchanges has increased almost tenfold in the last twelve years, last year saw a slight drop.

Actively Traded Futures and Option Contracts
Number of Contracts

Chart showing the Actively Traded Futures and Option Contracts for fiscal years 2001 to 2012.

Actively Traded Futures and Option Contracts
Number of Contracts
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Number of Contracts 250 278 538 662 906 1,046 1,271 1,435 1,887 2,203 2,410 2,313