NYSE Euronext: Derivatives, Options Up, U.S. Equities Down
March 10, 2010
Trading in European derivatives increased 44.2 percent and trading in U.S. options increased 56.45 percent in February, compared to a year ago, NYSE Euronext said Wednesday.
But trading in U.S. cash equities fell 35.7%, from a year ago.
European cash transactions increased 9.1%, the exchange operator and technology supplier said.
Commpared to the fourth quarter of 2009, however, both European and U.S. trading in cash equities increase.
In Europe, 4.9 million contracts in derivatives products were traded each day in Febraury. That was 44.2 percent up from a year ago – but down 3.3% from January.
Trading in fixed income products reachd 2.8 million contracts, up 50.3% from a year ago and 1.4% from a month ago.
Trading in equity products reached 2.1 million contracts in February, up 37.8 percent from a year go, but down 9.1 percent from January.
In the U.S., options contracts hit 3.4 million in Feburary, up 56.4 percent from a year ago, but down 19.7 percent from January.
Cash products volume reached 2.6 billion shares in February. That was down 35.7 percent from a year ago and down 3.7 percent from a month ago.
