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Historical Year Data · 2018

S&P 500 Futures Open Interest in 2018

S&P 500 Futures Open Interest opened 2018 at 662,131 and closed at 575,768, a -13.04% move for the year. The high of 841,393 was reached on March 13, and the low of 575,768 on December 31.

Open
662,131
2018-01
Close
575,768
53 data points
High
841,393
Mar 13
Low
575,768
Dec 31
Full Year Change
-13.04%
2017 Change
+5.61%

Monthly Breakdown

MonthOpenCloseHighLowChange
Jan662,131755,004755,004662,131+14.03%
Feb764,134751,478764,134743,270-1.66%
Mar744,178645,461841,393584,448-13.27%
Apr672,875685,976685,976672,875+1.95%
May680,823758,381758,381680,823+11.39%
Jun764,297592,189808,289584,145-22.52%
Jul591,994615,259618,863591,994+3.93%
Aug631,017646,116646,116628,840+2.39%
Sep648,498579,634726,708579,634-10.62%
Oct590,542651,135651,135590,542+10.26%
Nov642,723667,115668,984642,723+3.80%
Dec681,655575,768709,900575,768-15.53%

Events During 2018

2018 Volmageddon (XIV Collapse)
Goldilocks
February 5, 2018

On February 5, 2018, the VIX doubled intraday, the largest single-day VIX move ever. Short-volatility ETNs lost 90% of their value, and the XIV was terminated.

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