Eurex Repo Sets New Record

Eurex Repo, the electronic repo market of the international derivatives exchange Eurex, reached a new peak on 23 February:

• The daily outstanding volume in the Euro repo market totaled € 57.5 billion (previous record at €55 billion on 10 November 2006).

The average outstanding volume grew in February 2007 by 10 percent to € 86.1 billion (year-on-year). The CHF repo market totaled CHF 62.5 billion (€ 41.7 billion), the Euro repo market increased by 31 percent to €44.4 billion.