American Stock Exchange Trades More Than Two Million Options Contracts In A Single Trading Session - Amex Establishes A New One-Day Volume Record In Options Trading

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced today that it established a new one-day volume record in options contracts on Thursday, June 14, when 2,004,375 contracts traded at the Exchange. This new Amex volume record surpassed the previous one-day high of 1,709,089 contracts set on April 18, 2001.

“The American Stock Exchange is pleased to have broken the two million mark in options trading in a single session,” said Michael T. Bickford, Senior Vice President of Options. “We have worked hard to put in place the tools to provide our customers with the best trading experience and we feel that this new record reflects the competitive momentum that we are gaining.”