BOVESPA has been ranked as the third stock exchange, among international ones, which traded more stock options in the period from January to April 2007.
Stock Options Number of Contracts – In Millions January to April 2007
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| Ranking | Stock Exchanges | January to April/2007 | January to April/2006 |
| 1º | International Securities Exchange (ISE) | 220,268,400 | 190,826,000 |
| 2º | CBOE | 151,799,933 | 128,301,032 |
| 3° | BOVESPA | 120,303,419 | 87,515,510 |
| 4º | Eurex | 116,303,419 | 95,680,439 |
| 5º | Philadelphia | 106,072,878 | 79,074,688 |
| 6º | AMEX | 72,858,793 | 60,745,462 |
| 7º | Euronext.liffe | 59,883,132 | 60,244,514 |
| 8º | OMX | 23,109,032 | 28,361,102 |
| 9º | Buenos Aires | 21,450,831 | 18,713,930 |
| 10º | HKE | 9,925,887 | 5,109,833 |
