In September, 18 different OneChicago products traded more than 5,000 contracts (equivalent to half a million shares of the underlying security). These 18 single stock futures represent a diverse array of industry groups in both "old economy" and "new economy" stocks:
Contract | Contracts |
Applied Materials (AMAT1C) | 6,621 |
Check Point Software (CHKP1C) | 5,860 |
Cisco Systems (CSCO1C) | 8,540 |
Dell Computer (DELL1C) | 5,315 |
DIAMONDS Trust (DIA1C) | 7,913 |
Walt Disney (DIS1C) | 6,307 |
DOW Chemical (DOW1C) | 6,229 |
General Electric (GE1C) | 7,420 |
Halliburton (HAL1C) | 5,620 |
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ1C) | 5,633 |
Merck (MRK1C) | 5,233 |
Microsoft (MSFT1C) | 7,529 |
Nokia (NOK1C) | 7,075 |
Starbucks (SBUX1C) | 7,493 |
Texas Instruments (TXN1C) | 5,742 |
Tyco International (TYC1C) | 6,369 |
Xilinx (XLNX1C) | 5,091 |
Exxon Mobil (XOM1C) | 7,812 |
Click to download the Exchange's complete monthly volume report for September: here