20.4 Million Lots Traded on Matif and Monep in January

A total of 20,401,055 lots were traded on Matif and Monep in January. Activity in CAC-40 futures rose 48 percent in January in real terms while the amount traded in CAC 40 options leapt 130 percent. An average of 30,000 notional euro contracts were traded per day, a figure likely to increase with the inclusion of French and German June 1999 and September 1999 contracts from February 5.