Growth in Volume of Futures & Option Contracts Traded & FTEs, 2000 – 2009

Trading volume has increased almost five-fold in the last decade (2000-2009) while staffing levels at the Commission have trended downward.¹

Growth in Volume of Contracts Traded and FTEs

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Full-time Equivalents (Staff Years)	546	514	521	497	517	491	493	437	449	498
Contract Trading Volume (Millions)	580	723	1,004	1,225	1,518	1,920	2,421	3,085	3,446	2,774

¹ Volume started decreasing at the end of FY 2008 and has continued at about a 20 percent decline for FY 2009.(back to text)

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