Average daily volume amounted to 2.9 million contracts, representing an underlying nominal daily value of €722 billion.
Euronext.liffe's year-to-date volume of 419 million contracts is up 27% on the same period in 2001. Volume in Euronext.liffe's equity products is up 42% with individual equity options year-to-date growing 69%, compared to the same period last year. Commodity products traded over 3 million contracts year-to-date, up 17% on the same period last year. Euribor futures and options volumes were up by 18% year-to-date with a total underlying value of €71 trillion traded so far in 2002.
Total open interest stood at 117 million contracts at the close of trading on 31 July.
