VPL - Asia Is Becoming Even More Important To World Markets
By Christopher Fix
Asia is continuing to catch the attention of investors, with the region's GDP expected to overtake GDP for the rest of the world combined in 2020, according to the World Economic Forum. As Asia becomes an increasingly popular investment destination, its derivatives markets are also growing in importance.
The region already plays a significant role in global derivatives trading. The total number of futures and options traded worldwide rose by 13.7% in 2019 to reach a record 34.47 billion contracts. Within this total, Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest volume by region