Eurex Group has released its monthly figures for October 2014, including a record high average of 9.9 million contracts processed per day in the volatility and dividend derivatives segment, a jump from 7.9 million in the same month in 2013.
Of these, 6.6 million were exchange contracts and 3.3 million were traded at the US-based securities exchange, an increase on last year’s figures of 5.1 million and 2.8 million, respectively.
The Eurex Exchange, the equity index derivatives segment, processed 86.4 million contracts, up from 52.9 million in October 2013.
The future on the EURO STOXX 50 Index recorded 34.7 million contracts, while futures on the DAX index recorded 3.5 million.
Options on the blue chip index reached 32.4 million contracts, options on the DAX index reached 3.5 million contracts, and the EUREX KOSPI product totalled 2.6 million contracts.
The equity derivatives segment, including equity options and single-stock futures, processed 21.7 contracts, and the Eurex exchange interest rate derivatives segment reached 41.6 million, up from 36.8 million in October 2013.
