At the time of writing, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is the only major trading venue to have reported its volumes for March. The exchange says its average daily volume rose 6.6% to 545,709 contracts. In notional terms, the CME saw an average of $66.4 billion of trade each day. The figures are likely to be indicative of other venues and though the rise is encouraging, the CME saw an annualised decline in turnover of 28%.