Eurex Trades Record Volume In French Equity Options On May 16

27,024 contracts traded account for market share of 31,7 percent

Trading in French equity options on May 16

Current record

• turnover (16 May 2003):27,024 contracts
• market share^*:31.7 percent

Previous record

• turnover (24 March 2003):14,561 contracts
• market share*:17.5 percent

^*Market share in terms of the nominal value of the equity options traded (the nominal value of the transactions)