BrokerTec Futures Exchange Surpasses 30,000 In Daily Screen-Traded Volume -

Continuing its string of milestones, BrokerTec Futures Exchange, the nation's only fully-electronic fixed income futures exchange, announced that it surpassed 30,000 contracts traded in a single day for the first time and set a record daily screen-traded volume of 31,380 contracts yesterday (November 14th). In addition, BTEX set record volumes in both its 10-year Treasury note and 30-year Treasury bond futures of 13,641 and 12,986 contracts, respectively.

"We are pleased that our momentum is sustaining while demonstrating to traders and institutional clients that we offer deep, liquid, competitive markets delivered through superior technology at a low cost," said Hank Mlynarski, President of BTEX.