Trading volume in MEFF options and futures for May 2005 was 1.96 million contracts, 33% up on the same month last year. Trading volume was particularly heavy in Futures on Single Stocks, with 735,721 contractstraded, 263% up on the year.
The number of contracts traded in the first 5 months of the year totalled 13.2 million, 31% up on the same period last year. Of particular note were trading volumes in Futuros Ibex 35, which amounted to over 2 million contracts, 7.3% up on May 2004. Strong performance was also shown by Futures on single stocks, at 5.4 million contracts, 77% up on the year and Opciones Mini IBEX, which reached 1.9 million contracts, 40% up on the year.