OneChicago Volume Increases 188% In 2005 - December Volume Up 260%

OneChicago, LLC today reported that 5,528,046 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in 2005, 188% more than 2004. The average daily volume (ADV) for the year was 21,937. Open interest hit a record 1.6 million contracts December 15.

In December, 547,723 contracts traded, a 260% increase over December 2004 volume. Fourth quarter ADV was 29,155.

OneChicago President Marty Doyle said, “As we conclude our third full year of trading, it’s gratifying to see such significant traction in our markets. Clear indicators point toward even greater volume and open interest increases in 2006 and that single stock futures, with their invaluable benefits to traders, are here to stay.”

Each single stock futures contract is equivalent to 100 shares of the underlying stock or exchange-traded fund. The top five single stock futures contracts by volume in 2005 were:

• General Electric Co. (GE1C)
• Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM1C)
• Citigroup Inc. (C1C)
• Pfizer (PFE1C)
• Intel Corp. (INTC1C)

The Exchange lists 208 futures on single stocks, including futures on the DIAMONDS® Trust, as well as four OneChicago Select Indexes, a new series of customer-designed narrow-based security index futures launched in July.

OneChicago is a joint venture of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Incorporated® (CBOE®), Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®). All products are electronically traded on the CBOEdirect® match engine and accessible through the CBOEdirect and GLOBEX® platforms. Security futures can be traded out of either securities or futures accounts. For more information about OneChicago and its products, please access the OneChicago Web site.

Click here to view the December 2005 OneChicago Volume Report