Total Futures & Options volume from January to June 2006 grew 70% to 19,203,765 contracts, compared to 11,310,711 contracts traded in the same period last year.
Two of SGX’s most active contracts, the SGX Nikkei 225 Index futures and the MSCI Taiwan Index futures also achieved new records in the month of June 2006.
Total volume for SGX Nikkei 225 Index futures from January to June registered 9.8 million contracts while the MSCI Taiwan Index futures closed at 5.5 million. On a year-on-year basis, the volumes for both contracts have grown by 102% and 49% respectively.
| Contracts | New Record (no. of contracts) | Previous Record (no. of contracts) | Year To Date Volume (Jan - Jun 2006) | % Growth Year-on-Year |
| SGX Total Futures & Options Volume | 3.918,758 (Jun 2006) | 3,733,596 (Jun 2003) | 19,203,765 | 70% |
| SGX Nikkei 225 Index Futures | 1,977,870 (Jun 2006) | 1,822,456 (Dec 2005) | 9,771,412 | 102% |
| DGX MSCI TW Index Futures | 1,083,006 (Jun 2006) | 1,042,618 (May 2006) | 5,517,568 | 49% |
