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Year 2005 marks another year of solid growth of activity in MX derivative markets. MX total trading activity since 2001 more than doubled.
Trading Activity and Market Growth Rate per market in 200
MX Futures Market accounts for 63.6 percent of MX total trading activity in 2005. A total of 18.2 million futures contracts were traded during the year, an increase of more than 41 percent compared with 2004.MX Options Market accounts for 36.4 percent of MX total trading activity in 2005. A total of 10.5 million option contracts were traded during the year, an increase of more than 17 percent over the previous year’s figure.
Monetary value of transactions
The notional value or underlying dollar value of derivative products traded on MX during 2005 reached an all-time high of $C12.4 trillion, a 43 percent increase compared with the previous year.
For a detailed analysis of MX trading activity in 2005, please refer to MX Market Review at www.m-x.ca/f_tops_en/revue_05_en.pdf.
About the Montréal Exchange
The Montréal Exchange is Canada’s oldest exchange and continues to be the leader in derivative products. The Montréal Exchange offers individual and institutional investors, both in Canada and abroad, a wide range of risk management products for protecting their investments and ensuring growth. The Montréal Exchange is fully electronic and its services include: trading, training, market information, market operations and regulations as well as information technology solutions. The Montréal Exchange, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation ("CDCC"), provides central counterparty clearing services for Montréal Exchange listed products. The Montréal Exchange is also a significant shareholder of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX), a US automated equity options exchange whose technical operations are ensured by the Montréal Exchange. For more information, please visit www.m-x.ca.
