In 2000, the value of securities admitted to listing broke all previous records, with a total of ? 141.6 billion representing an annual increase of more than 16.6%. During December, the number of securities listed was 23% up on the last month of 1999.
At Euronext Amsterdam’s derivatives market, a new record of ? 51.6 billion was set for premium turnover in equity options, a 51.5% increase on 1999. In total, 50.3 million equity option contracts were traded, 24% more than in the previous year. The total number of options and futures traded was also up (7.5%).
December was a good month for pig futures at the commodities market, with turnover up 49% on the same month in 1999. For the year as a whole, turnover in agricultural products was down 14%.
The number of securities transactions cleared via Euronext Amsterdam’s clearing and settlement systems rose 54% in 2000.
The total number of exercised contracts processed by the options clearing arm of Euronext Amsterdam was up 106.5% in December compared with the same month in 1999. During 2000, 4.7 million contracts were exercised, an increase of 18.4% on the previous year.
