Trading Volumes: July was the sixth consecutive month to average over 20 million tonnes through the Exchange per day – Average Daily Volume for 2009 stands at 21.3 Mt. Total traded volume for July was 470,914 contracts. Year-to-date volumes amounted to 3.2 billion tonnes of EUAs and CERs, surpassing last year’s total of 2.8 billion tonnes.
Open Interest: Total open interest in ECX futures and options exceeded 700,000 contracts on 8th July and currently sits at record high 726,106 contracts. Open interest levels grew 7% during July.
Products: New quarterly options expiring into the December futures, known as ECX Serial Option Contracts, were launched on 10th July and first trade was transacted between RNK Capital and Citigroup.
Membership: ICE Futures Europe & ECX welcome two new members: Stadtwerke Leipzig GmBH and Energie AG Oberosterreich Trading GmbH.
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