Eurex World's First Exchange To Break Through 400 Million Contract Mark

Trading volume on Eurex, the world's largest derivatives exchange, broke through the 400 million contract mark on Thursday. With 400,423,702 contracts traded, Eurex is the world's first derivatives exchange to top 400 million contracts. Eurex volume is now already more than 21 million contracts, or roughly 6 percent, ahead of the total volume traded in 1999.