Press

64,219 contracts traded account for market share of
21,4 percent

Total Dutch equity options segment

New record on May 15, 2003
64,219 traded contracts
Market share on May 15, 2003
21.40 %

Previous record on April 23, 2003
55,470 traded contracts
Market share on April 23, 2003
18.7 %

Individual Dutch equity options on May 15

Ahold
36,347 traded contracts
49.9 % market share

Royal Dutch Shell
7,109 traded contracts
35.40 % market share

Numico
5,000 traded contracts
59.13 % market share