Deutsche Borse AG
D-60284 Frankfurt, Germany; phone: (49-69) 2101-5358; fax: (49-69)
2101-3941
The six largest instruments offered by the Deutsche Borse AG and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended
March 31 are:
Options on DAX Index, 22,750,615; bund future, 13,135,775; BOBL future,
5,122,687; DAX future, 4,789,498; three-month FIBOR future, 454,212; and options on bund future, 168,276. The Deutsche Borse also reported stock options volume of
9,427,251 for 20 different equities.
The institutional client contact is Andrea Balzer.
The International Petroleum
Exchange of London Ltd.
International House, 1 St. Katharine's Way, London, E1 9UN England; phone: (44-171) 481-0643; fax: (44-171) 481-8485
The five largest instruments offered by The International Petroleum Exchange of London Ltd. and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
Brent crude oil futures, 10,246,879; Gasoil futures, 3,893,714; Brent crude oil options, 487,195; and Gasoil options, 142,776.
The institutional client contact is Trevor Christmas.
London Commodity
Exchange
1 Commodity Quay, St. Catherine Docks, London, E1 9AX England; phone: (44-171) 481-2080; fax: (44-171) 702-9923
The four largest instruments offered by the London Commodity Exchange and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended Dec. 31, are:
Cocoa futures, 1,642,364; robusta coffee (dollar) futures, 1,267,904; sugar white No. 5 futures, 515,527; and robusta coffee (dollar) options, 169,679.
The institutional client contact is Peter Blogg at 481-2080 ext. 4155.
The London International
Financial Futures
and Options Exchange
Cannon Bridge, London EC4R 3XX England; phone: (44-171) 623-0444; fax: (44-171) 588-3624
The 15 largest instruments offered by The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
German bund future 34,361,515; three-month Euromark future, 28,319,746; three-month sterling future, 16,460,836; long gilt future, 16,009,532; Italian government bond future, 4,874,033; FT-SE 100 index option, 4,458,085; three-month sterling option, 4,270,876; FT-SE 100 index future, 3,898,919; three-month Eurolira future, 3,785,889; German bund option, 3,314,686; three-month Euromark option, 3,272,690; long gilt option, 2,013,684; three-month Euroswiss future, 1,823,925; Italian government bond option, 858,775; and three-month ECU future, 682,510.
The institutional client contact is George Anagnos at (212) 385-1515.
Marche a Terme
International de France
115 rue Reaumur, Paris 75083 CEDEX 02 France; phone: (33-1) 40/28; fax: (33-1) 40/28
The nine largest instruments offered by the Marche a Terme International de France, MATIF, and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
Notional bond future, 43,030,916; notional bond option, 15,373,876; three-month PIBOR future, 13,399,263; CAC 40 Index, 7,302,377; PIBOR option, 3,073,712; ECU bond, 572,383; white sugar, 320,458; U.S. dollar/deutsche mark option, 280,974; and U.S. dollar/French franc option, 102,644.
The institutional client contact in New York is Louis-Armand de Roug‚ at (212) 425-2626.
Marche des Options
Negociables de Paris
39 rue Cambon, Paris 75001 France; phone: (33-1) 49/27; fax: (33-1) 49/27
The two largest instruments offered by the Marches des Options Negociables de Paris, MONEP, and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
CAC 40 Index long term option, 964,172; and CAC 40 Index short-term option, 649,413. The MONEP also provided volume for 13 equity options with total volume of 577,357.
The institutional client contact is Thierry Labjois.
Montreal Exchange
P.O. Box 61, 800 Victoria Square, Montreal, Quebec H4Z 1A9; phone: (514) 871-2424; fax: (514) 871-3514
The two largest instruments offered by the Montreal Exchange and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
Three-month Canadian bankers acceptance futures, 2,206,072; and 10-year Canadian government bond futures, 1,468,294. The Montreal Exchange also reported total individual stock option volume of 539,369.
The institutional client contact is Anik Paquet at (514) 871-3585.
New York Cotton Exchange
4 World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048; phone: (212) 938-2629; fax: (212) 432-0294
The seven largest instruments offered by the New York Cotton Exchange, including FINEX and the New York Futures Exchange divisions, and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31, are:
Cotton futures, 2,460,173; cotton options, 1,003,668; NYSE Composite Index futures, 714,757; frozen concentrate orange juice futures, 681,997; U.S. dollar index futures, 525,486; frozen concentrate orange juice options, 178,181; and KR-CRB futures price index futures, 103,736.
The institutional client contact is Peter Burton.
New York Mercantile
Exchange
4 World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048; phone: (212) 938-2000; fax: (212) 938-2985
The 15 largest instruments offered by the New York Mercantile Exchange and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
Crude oil futures, 26,436,484; gold futures, 8,437,345; heating oil futures, 8,363,136; unleaded gasoline futures, 7,530,383; natural gas futures, 6,812,472; silver futures, 5,899,734; crude oil futures, 5,107,488; high-grade copper futures, 2,818,625; gold options, 1,663,847; silver options, 1,280,900; platinum futures, 919,111; unleaded gasoline options, 652,595; natural gasoline options, 558,058; heating oil options, 556,026; and high-grade copper options, 175,834.
The institutional client contact is Kelley Ritchey at (212) 938-8277.
OMLX - The London
Securities & Derivatives
Exchange
107 Cannon St., London EC4N 5AD England; phone: (44-171) 283-0678; fax: (44-171) 815-8508
The 15 largest instruments offered by OMLX - a joint market of the London Securities & Derivatives Exchange and OM of Stockholm - and the number of contracts traded in each instrument for the year ended March 31 are:
OMX options, 5,097,412; and OMX futures, 1,758,355.
Instruments for futures and options combined: three-month krona, 4,484,471, 180-day bills, 3,648,902; Volvo, 2,080,282; Astra AB, 1,722,096; two-year bonds, 1,571,984; five-year bonds, 1,499,683; Ericsson, 1,203,086; SE Banken, 1,113,339; Trelleborg, 1,047,680; 10-year bonds, 985,298; Investor AB; 492,111; and Skandia, 419,016.
The institutional client contact is Jeremy Stanyer at (44-171) 815-8503.
(tm)TOB AG
P.O. Box 192, Strauchgasse 1-3, Vienna, Austria 1014; phone: (43-1) 53165-0; fax: (43-1) 532974-0
The two largest instruments offered by the (tm)TOB AG and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
ATX index options, 502,343, and ATX index futures, 135,777.
The exchange also provided information on seven individual stock options with total volume of 292,993.
The institutional client contact is Wolfgang Wainig at (43-1) 53165-108.
The Pacific Stock Exchange
301 Pine St., San Francisco, Calif. 94104; phone: (415) 393-4000; fax: (415) 393-4227
The 15 largest equity options offered by The Pacific Stock Exchange Inc. and the number of contracts traded in each of those instruments for the year ended March 31 are:
Compaq Computer Corp., 3,591,731; Microsoft Corp., 2,132,020; Micron Technology Inc., 1,791,286; Newbridge Networks Corp., 967,135; McKesson Corp., 913,234; 3COM Corp., 748,375; Advanced Micro Devices Inc., 747,937; Marion Merrell Dow Inc., 720,639; Sybase Inc., 465,814; Echo Bay Mines Ltd., 465,754; LDDS Communications Inc. 445,365; Interdigital Communications Corp., 349,191; Applied Materials Inc., 326,648; Sun Microsystems Inc., 308,014; and Genentech Inc., 271,325.
The institutional client contact is Steve M. Pettibone.