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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

International Securities Exchange Reports Business Activity for June 2013

Date 01/07/2013

  • ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in June with a market share of 16.7%, excluding dividend trades.
  • Dividend trades made up 0.9% of industry volume in June 2013, the lowest monthly level on record since June 2010 when ISE started publishing daily statistics on the dividend trade practice.
  • For the month of June, Implied Order functionality accounted for 6.7% of all non-crossing, multi-legged contract volume executed on ISE.

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported an average daily volume of 2.7 million contracts in June 2013. This represents an increase of 9.3% compared to June 2012. Total options volume for the month was 54.3 million contracts. ISE was the second largest U.S. equity options exchange in June with a market share of 16.7%*. 

Business highlights for the month of June include:
  • On June 10, ISE announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors, and also announced six members were re-elected.
  • On June 11, members of ISE joined PureFunds to ring the Opening Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange, celebrating PureFunds' three exchange-traded funds.
  • On June 24, ISE announced that it was the first options exchange to enter into a licensing agreement with NationsShares®, a leading developer of option-enhanced and option-based indexes, to list options on the Nations VolDex® index (ticker: VOLI).
  • On June 27, ISE announced the launch of its partnership with BlueStar Indexes to develop a family of indexes and use them as the basis for exchange-traded products (ETPs) and other index-linked vehicles.
Detailed volume statistics are found in the tables below:

Total Options Volume (Equity, ETF, Index and FX Options)
  Current Month Year-to-Date
(000s)  Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change
ISE Average Daily Volume 2,714.1 2,484.0 9.3% 2,657.0 2,655.7 0.1%
ISE Total Volume 54,281.3 52,164.6 4.1% 329,472.0 331,962.4 -0.8%      

 

 



Equity Options Volume Statistics (Includes ETF)
  Current Month Year-to-Date
(000s)  Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change
ISE Average Daily Volume 2,706.1 2,464.9 9.8% 2,627.9 2,635.9 -0.3%
ISE Total Volume 54,122.8 51,763.3 4.6% 325,859.7 329,487.6 -1.1%
Market Share* 16.7% 18.1% (1.4) pts 17.6% 18.2% (0.6) pts

 

Index Options Volume Statistics (Includes FX)
  Current Month Year-to-Date
(000s)  Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change
ISE Average Daily Volume 7.0 18.9 -63.2% 28.8 19.6 46.6%
ISE Total Volume 139.0 396.6 -64.9% 3,565.2 2,451.7 45.4%


FX Volume Statistics 
  Current Month Year-to-Date
(000s)  Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change Jun-13 Jun-12 % Change
ISE Average Daily Volume 1.0 0.2 400.0% 0.4 0.2 100.0%
ISE Total Volume 19.5 4.7 314.9% 47.2 23.0 105.2%

*ISE does not include dividend trade volume in market share statistics. ISE's market share statistics continue to be negatively impacted by dividend trade strategies that are permitted based on a non-economic rationale, and inflate and distort trading volume and market share when transacted.  Exclusion of dividend trades from total industry volume data presents a more relevant measure of the relative trends in our business. For ISE's whitepaper on dividend trades and their impact on the options industry, please visitwww.ise.com/dividendtrades.

Dividend Trade Impact on Industry Market Share**

June 2013
(000s)
Equity Options Volume Excluding Dividend Trades Dividend Trade Volume Total Reported Equity Options Volume True Market Share Market Share With Dividend Trades Market Share Difference Dividend Trades as % of Equity Options Volume
CBOE              63,119.8 0.0              63,119.8 19.5% 19.3% 0.2 pts 0.0%
ISE              54,122.8 0.0              54,122.8 16.7% 16.6% 0.1 pts 0.0%
AMEX              52,741.5 0.0              52,741.5 16.3% 16.1% 0.2 pts 0.0%
PHLX              52,300.6           2,942.3              55,242.9 16.1% 16.9% (0.8) pts 5.3%
ARCA              37,121.8 0.0              37,121.8 11.5% 11.4% 0.1 pts 0.0%
NSDQ              29,947.4 0.0              29,947.4 9.2% 9.2% 0.0 pts 0.0%
BATS              13,631.2 0.0              13,631.2 4.2% 4.2% 0.0 pts 0.0%
BOX                7,464.0 0.0                7,464.0 2.3% 2.3% 0.0 pts 0.0%
C2                6,717.8 0.0                6,717.8 2.1% 2.1% 0.0 pts 0.0%
MIAX                3,449.2 0.0                3,449.2 1.1% 1.1% 0.0 pts 0.0%
BXOptions                3,337.6 0.0                3,337.6 1.0% 1.0% 0.0 pts 0.0%

 

**This calculation is based on in-the-money call options with a premium of $0.50 or more, and with trades greater than 1,000 contracts. Only trades with the closest expiration are considered. Exchanges without fee caps are excluded. This dividend trade volume information is presented for informational purposes only. It is provided on an "as is" basis, without warranty of any kind. ISE does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness, and ISE accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in, or the consequence of relying or acting upon, this information.