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Eurex: Record Open Interest in Major Products in May
06 Jun 2005
Eurex has reached record Open Interest in major fixed income and equity index products in May. Open Interest, i.e. the number of open positions, is an important indicator for expected turnover in a contract in the future.
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| Product | Record Open Interest
May 2005
number of contracts | Open Interest
May 2004
number of contracts | Change
in percent |
| Euro-Bund-Future |
1,430,010 |
1,192,985 |
+ 20 |
| Euro STOXX 50 Futures |
1,719,227 |
1,444,574 |
+ 19 |
| Euro STOXX 50 Options |
17,228,256 |
13,490,946 |
+ 28 |
| Dutch Equity Options |
3,384,158 |
2,053,806 |
+ 65 |
| French Equity Options |
767,317 |
561,169 |
+ 37 |
| Italian Equity Options |
144,733 |
678 |
+ 2,123,5 |
| Swiss Equity Options |
13,062,524 |
10,218,690 |
+ 28 |
