Eurex sets new World-wide Record in Trading Volume in March

March was a record month for the Eurex derivatives market in many respects. With a volume of 33.8 million contracts traded, Eurex exceeded the previous record of 28.25 million contracts traded in September 1998 and has set a new standard world-wide. Over 30 million contracts were traded on an options and futures exchange for the first time. The US exchange CBOT held the previous record (28.8 million contracts in September 1997). The March trading volume at Eurex is over 74 percent higher than the number of contracts traded in the same month of last year. The BUND future became the world's most heavily traded futures contract in March: 14 million contracts were traded at Eurex, topping the previous record of 11.35 million contracts, also posted in the BUND future in February 1999. On an annual comparison, the BUND future scored 100 percent growth.