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A total of approximately 156 million contracts were traded on the Eurex international derivatives exchange in September, which represents a year-on-year increase of more than 16 percent (September 2006: 134 million contracts). The average number of contracts traded per day in September was 7.8 million. In the first nine months of 2007, Eurex achieved trading volumes of approximately 1.5 billion contracts, around 25 percent higher than in the comparative period of 2006.
The equity index derivatives segment rose by 61 percent to 70 million contracts (September 2006: 43.4 million contracts). The product with the highest turnover in September was again the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50® Index future with around 34 million contracts (September 2006: 21 million contracts); the option increased even more strongly, achieving its third best monthly result with 20.6 million contracts.
The equity derivatives segment (equity options and single stock futures) recorded 24.1 million contracts (September 2006: 20.7 million). Growth drivers were predominantly single stock futures, which increased significantly over August 2007 (up by 30 percent) as well as over September 2006 (a 273 percent increase).
Fixed income derivatives achieved approximately 62 million contracts (September 2006: 69.6 million). Approximately 27 million contracts were attributed to the Euro Bund Future, with 14.1 million contracts traded on the Euro Bobl Future and 15.3 million contracts recorded on the Euro Schatz Future. The Euro Buxl Future increased by 20 percent year-on-year to approximately 188,000 contracts.
Eurex Repo, which operates CHF- and EUR repo markets, set in September in its money market segment Euro GC Pooling a new daily record with outstanding volume of €23.5 billion on 25 September, average outstanding volume in September 2007 reached €14.7 billion (Sep 2006: €13.5 billion). All Eurex Repo markets saw in September an average outstanding volume of €91 billion (September 2006: €91.3 billion).
Approximately €11.3 billion (single counting) was traded in September on the Eurex Bonds electronic trading platform, which rounds out Eurex’s range of fixed income product range, compared to €13.3 billion in September 2006. Trading volume in August 2007 was €13.6 billion.
