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Liquidity Report 2.30

Exchange-traded futures volumes were mixed both w/w and y/y.
Published: July 28, 2026
Written by:
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, The Officials
Will Cunliffe
and
Edward Hayden-Briffett

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, The Officials
Edward Hayden-Briffett
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, The Officials
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Liquidity ReportVolume: 2Issue: 30
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Exchange-traded futures volumes were mixed both w/w and y/y.

In the week ending 24 July 2026, exchange traded futures volumes had mixed performances. Brent volumes were up 28.12% and 27.77% in the Oct and Nov tenors respectively while the Sep tenor slipped 5.58%. Gasoil volumes were down across the board, the Sep and Oct tenors dropped by single digits while the Nov tenor decreased by 14.63%. Heating Oil similarly saw M1 and M2 volumes fall by around 4%; the Nov tenor dropped by 19%.

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Written by

Will Cunliffe

Research Analyst, The Officials
Will Cunliffe

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, The Officials
Edward Hayden-Briffett

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