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Liquidity Report 2.3

Volumes are up on the week, but still down on a yearly basis - with the only exception being Brent
Published: January 20, 2026
Written by:
Will Cunliffe

Will Cunliffe

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

Edward Hayden-Briffett

Research Analyst, The Officials
Edward Hayden-Briffett
and
Spyridon Kokas

Spyridon Kokas

Research Analyst, The Officials
Spyridon Kokas
Reviewed by:
Jorge Montepeque

Jorge Montepeque

Head of Benchmarking, Flux
Jorge Montepeque
Edition: Liquidity ReportVolume: 2Issue: 3
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Volumes are up on the week, but still down on a yearly basis - with the only exception being Brent

In the week ending 16 January 2026, exchange traded futures volumes were broadly up w/w across instruments in the first three tenors. Brent futures volumes for March posted a moderate increase, but April and May volumes were up...

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