Index Options Trading Details for 2010
Index Options Trading Details for 2010
Everyyear, the World Federation of Exchanges publishes a report based on theannual survey they conduct for the International Markets Association(IOMA) derivates exchanges, and International options ClearingAssociation (IOCA).
Everyyear, the World Federation of Exchanges publishes a report based on theannual survey they conduct for the International Markets Association(IOMA) derivates exchanges, and International options ClearingAssociation (IOCA).
This week, we are focusing on indexoptions. Much like stock options, there is enormous non-traditionalsources of index options volume. As a matter of fact, the largest gainsin North America came from Mexico and Canada, respectively. Futuresexchange (ICE and CME) had larger index options growth than the majorU.S. options exchanges. What does it mean? Here is a graph of thepercentage change from 2009 to 2010 in index options trading byexchange. Click to enlarge:
Hereis a run down of the top 10 exchanges, including number of contractstraded and their notional value in USD. Following the trend, CBOE andCME are the only two U.S. exchanges represented. Click to enlarge:
Andfinally, here are the most actively traded index options in the world,with a second look excluding Korea, since it has the lion's share of themarket. Click to enlarge:
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