Eurex: March Is The Most Successful Month In Eurex's History - Already Over 107 Million Contracts Traded On Eurex In March- Daily Trading Records In Bund, Bobl And Schatz On 5 March

March 2004 will be the most successful month in the history of Eurex, the international derivatives market reported on Monday. By Monday 2 pm, two days before the end of the month, Eurex had already traded over 107 million contracts, surpassing the previous monthly trading record of around 106 million contracts in March 2003.

Eurex had already set new daily records in total turnover and in trading in Bund, Bobl and Schatz futures on 5 March. The Bund future was the most heavily traded futures contract in the world in 2003.

Eurex record trading volumes in March 2004
Monthly trading record:
March 2004 (until March 29, 2 p.m): 107.165.585 contracts
Previous record (March 2003): 106.347.018 contracts

Daily trading record (5 March 2004): 8.325.569 contracts
Bund Future: 2.374.344 contracts
Bobl Future: 1.527.799 contracts
Schatz Future: 1.614.963 contracts