ISE's 200 million contract benchmark comes about three months after ISE traded 150 million options contracts and about seven months after it traded 100 million contracts.
"ISE traded 25 million contracts in its first year, and we are pleased that our growth is continuing at an even faster pace as more people turn to ISE for their options trading needs," said Bruce Goldberg, ISE's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
- October 29, 2002: 200 million contracts traded
- July 17, 2002: 150 million contracts
- March 14, 2002: 100 million contracts traded
- January 8, 2002: 75 million contracts traded
- May 29, 2001: 25 million contracts traded
- August 8, 2000: 1 million contracts traded
- May 26, 2000: First contract traded, SBC Communications Inc., October 45 call, 20 lot
