The number of contracts traded on Euronext Paris derivatives markets in October dipped to 21.4 million, down 2% from the previous month, but open interest showed a vigorous 32% rise to 28.4 million lots.
Similarly, trading in equity and index derivatives was little changed, showing a decline of just 0.5%, but open interest was nearly 32% higher than in September. Trading in short-term equity options showed a healthy rise to 8.4 million and open interest surged 53%.
Turning to interest-rate derivatives, open interest in the Euro Notional future rose 72% from the previous month to reach 319,685, while daily trading averaged 110,565 lots.
In commodities, trading in all contracts taken together was up 81.2% to 19,685, setting the daily average for October at 895.
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