Appendix 3. The Commission and the Industry We Regulate
Notional Value of Futures/Option Open Contracts

For 2011 to 2012, the notional value of open physical commodities contracts decreased by $0.9 trillion, and the notional value of financial commodities decreased by $7.6 trillion.

Notional Value of Futures and Option Open Contracts
Amount in Trillions

Chart showing the Notional Value of Futures and Option Open Contracts for fiscal years 2001 to 2012.

Notional Value of Futures and Option Open Contracts
Amount in Trillions
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Physical Commodities 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.3 2.4
Financial Commodities 18.7 15.5 22.6 37.3 36.9 42.1 41.2 28.3 32.2 33.5 30.4 22.8
Total 18.8 15.7 22.8 37.7 37.7 43.3 43.0 29.7 34.1 36.0 33.7 25.2