NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), the world's largest and most liquid exchange group, today reported record transaction volume in its U.S. equity options trading operations on NYSE Arca Options. Trading 38.2 million total contracts in October, a 21.5% increase from the previous record of 31.4 million contracts set in August 2007, NYSE Arca Options also achieved a new record in overall share of trading, capturing 14.2% of all equity options contracts traded, a 2.1% increase from the year-to-date figure of 12.1%. Average daily volume on NYSE Arca Options was also a new record with 1.66 million contracts traded per day in October.
“Since we launched NYSE Arca Options last October, we have worked diligently to create the industry’s fastest, most reliable platform with extraordinary scalability and a uniquely attractive market structure,” said Ed Boyle, Vice President, NYSE Arca Options. “We believe that when combined with the steady growth of our platform, this record month of trading is a strong endorsement of our model by our customers. We will continue to innovate and find more ways to provide them with the best options trading experience possible.”
In October, 17.6 million contracts were traded on NYSE Arca Options in the newly-expanded SEC options penny pilot, with 15.8 million traded electronically. Share of trading in the 35 penny pilot issues also set a record in October at 17.0% of industry volumes, ranking NYSE Arca third among all
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