Trading for the month of June, at almost 58 million contracts, was up 13% on June 2001. Average daily volume on Euronext.liffe, at over 2.9 million contracts during June, represents an underlying nominal daily value of over €660 billion.
Volume in all equity-based derivatives, at over 260 million contracts, was up 43% on the same period in 2001. Futures and options on individual equities were up 73%. Euronext.liffe's short term interest rate products traded a total of 83 million contracts in the first half of the year, up by 11% on the first half of 2001.
Total open interest stood at 104 million contracts on 28 June 2002, up 49% on the end of June 2001.