IBEX 35 Futures and IBEX Mini Futures hit new record trading highs on MEFF in May.
In May, Futures and Options trading through MEFF finished at 2.59 million contracts, up 32% on last year. IBEX 35 Futures, the most heavily traded product on MEFF, hit a new record high, with 644,739 contracts, up 76% on May 2005. IBEX Mini Futures hit a record high too, with 180,611 contracts, 100% up on the year.
The product that showed the fastest growth in May was Stock Options, hitting 1.01 million contracts, 116% up on the year.
MEFF’s accumulated trading volume for the first five months of the year was 18.9 million contracts, up 43% on the same period last year. The trading volume for Stock Options, with 5.7 million contracts, was up 63% from last year, and Stock Futures, with 7.9 million contracts, showed a 47% increase.