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The dollar value of every open bitcoin futures position on the major venues, with CME on its own.
Futures open interest, major venues opened 2023 at $7,295,503,509 (January 1, 2023) and closed at $14,741,562,873 (December 31, 2023), up 102.1%. The high was $15,908,552,477 on December 6, 2023 and the low $7,143,935,278 on March 13, 2023.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | $9,036,446,010 |
| February 2023 | $9,253,151,086 |
| March 2023 | $9,564,514,564 |
| April 2023 | $9,699,011,891 |
| May 2023 | $10,075,185,356 |
| June 2023 | $12,087,203,023 |
| July 2023 | $11,321,230,942 |
| August 2023 | $9,431,115,336 |
| September 2023 | $9,405,838,711 |
| October 2023 | $12,307,838,498 |
| November 2023 | $13,803,019,670 |
| December 2023 | $14,741,562,873 |
Open interest is the value of every futures contract still open: every long matched by a short. It rises when traders add leverage and falls when they close, or are forced to close, positions.
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