Cryptocurrency derivatives and options trading saw a double-digit decline, with the former reaching its lowest monthly volumes in 2020.
According to the latest edition of the CryptoCompare Exchange Review, both cryptocurrency derivatives and options took a hit in June.
Derivatives volume dropped a whopping 35.7% last month to $393 billion, reaching its lowest monthly volume in 2020. Despite the decline, total spot volumes witnessed a greater decrease of 49.3% to $642 billion. As a result, crypto derivatives gained market share during the month of June and represented 37% of the market compared to 32% in May.
Derivatives Trading Volume vs Spot Market in June | Source: CryptoCompare
According to the CryptoCompare report, all derivatives exchanges saw “large decreases” in trading volume in June, with BitMEX undergoing the greatest proportional decline (-50.3% to $51.6 billion).
Despite undergoing a 38.3% decline in trading since May, Huobi was able to maintain its status as the largest derivatives exchange by volume at $122.4 billion. OKEx ranked second with $106.9 billion in volume (down 30.4 percent from May), followed by Binance with $85.9 billion (down 34.2%).
Maximum daily derivatives trading volume clocked in at $23.8 billion in June, occurring on the first day of the month.
Options trading also witnessed a decline in June, although less severe than the derivatives market. The report found Deribit monthly options volume decreased by 17.8%, which was less of a decrease than seen on other derivatives exchanges only offering futures products.
Deribit options trading June 2020 | Source: CryptoCompare
Daily options trading witnessed two major peaks in volume on the 2nd and 26th of June at $178 million and $162 million, respectively. The report claims these peaks were comparable to the daily records established in previous months.
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