TMX Group Inc. today announced that Montréal Exchange established a new equity option trading record on January 21, 2011. 205,910 contracts were traded, which surpassed the previous record of 183,136 contracts set on December 17, 2010.
Total trading volume on Montréal Exchange in 2010 was 44,296,907 contracts, which represents a 27.5% increase compared to 2009.