Eurex has reached record Open Interest in major fixed income and equity index products in May. Open Interest, i.e. the number of open positions, is an important indicator for expected turnover in a contract in the future.
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:
Eurex: Record Open Interest In Major Products In May
Date 06/06/2005
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| Product | Record Open Interest May 2005 number of contracts | Open Interest May 2004 number of contracts | Change in percent | |||||||||||
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| Euro-Bund-Future | 1,430,010 | 1,192,985 | + 20 | |||||||||||
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| 1,719,227 | ||||||||||||||
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| Euro STOXX 50 Futures | 1,719,227 | 1,444,574 | + 19 | |||||||||||
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| Euro STOXX 50 Options | 17,228,256 | 13,490,946 | + 28 | |||||||||||
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| Dutch Equity Options | 3,384,158 | 2,053,806 | + 65 | |||||||||||
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| French Equity Options | 767,317 | 561,169 | + 37 | |||||||||||
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| Italian Equity Options | 144,733 | 678 | + 2,123,5 | |||||||||||
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| Swiss Equity Options | 13,062,524 | 10,218,690 | + 28 | |||||||||||
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