Boston Options Exchange October Volumes Reach Record Highs

For the month of October, 2005, BOX’s average daily volume jumped to 454,184 contracts, a 34.5% increase over the previous month, and a 33.7% increase over the previous record set in July, 2005. The NASDAQ 100 Shares (QQQQ) led the charge, trading 55,651 contracts per day, an increase of 100% over the previous month, and new record. A trading volume record for a single session was established on October 19, 2005, when BOX executed 649,875.

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