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Euronext.liffe Launches Four New Equity Options

Date 07/07/2003

Euronext.liffe today expanded its range of equity options, with the launch of new European-style option contracts on AGF, Peugeot SA, Sodhexo Alliance and Veolia Environnement. European-style equity options available on Euronext.liffe now cover all CAC40 component stocks.

All are traded on Monep, the French options market of Euronext.liffe, through the LIFFE CONNECT® trading system. Each option represents ten of the underlying shares and contracts cover four due dates in the March and September cycles.

In the first six months of the year, over 119 million equity option contracts were traded on Euronext.liffe markets. Euronext.liffe offers over 270 equity options contracts, offering the widest range of options on stocks listed in seven European countries.

European-style options have a set date in which they can be exercised