How many index futures contracts traded yearly across 
all the futures indexes?

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Clarification of Question by benn_cryer-ga on 10 May 2004 16:57 PDT

Im looking for worldwide not just the USA, no put & call options, no i
do not wish to have batering options either.. Just standard index
future contracts example: dax,ftse,cac plus more i think there are 94
world wide.. I think it would be easier to get them as a collective
whole not as indivduals...

World wide or USA or something in between? Likely some 3d world and
Communist countries have some mechanisms somewhat like Western futures
markets. Are there mutual funds, dirivitives, puts and calls to the
future markets? If so should these be counted as contracts? I presume
you do not want to include bartering contracts independent of the
futures mechanism?   Neil

There is a source called "Futures Industry" I got from a CFA prep
book, it lists total futures volume in the book not index futures, but
I'm sure they'd have the data.   You might wanna check it out

http://www.daytradingstocks.com/resources/forex.html

Good luck, my friend.  I have not traded Forex, but I hear some of the
spreads get
very wide and liquidity can be another problem if volume dries up on
you.  I imagine you have trading experience and know the ropes.  If
you do not, you may wish to build experience by trading liquid, US
stocks.  People who begin their trading careers with derivatives or
futures usually lose everything.  Best wishes.