Tom Ascher, NQLX CEO, said, "We are pleased not only with the record itself and the liquidity that it demonstrates, but that a wide range of customers and market makers were responsible for yesterday's volume. The unique combination of our market structure and the LIFFE CONNECT® trading system have created a healthy and vibrant trading environment for security futures products. We feel today's record is an indication of future growth."
| Tickers | Stocks | Number of Contracts |
| SBC | SBC Communications Inc. | 6,400 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6,200 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications | 4,515 |
| INTC | Intel Corporation | 3,200 |
| C | Citigroup Inc. | 2,400 |
NQLX is a fully electronic, federally regulated exchange and a wholly owned company of Euronext.liffe. NQLX lists single stock futures and futures on broad based indices through Euronext.liffe's electronic trading platform, LIFFE CONNECT®, the world's most advanced derivatives trading system. For more information on NQLX visit: www.nqlx.
