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Stock options

 
NYSE Liffe lists stock options (also known as individual equity options) on over 250 leading European companies via the Amsterdam, Belgian, London and Paris central order books.

Growth in the stock options market over the past few years has been phenomenal with more and more investors using options to enhance their equity portfolios.


Main contracts by volume
30/07/10
Name Market Code Vol. O.I.
ING GROEP NV AMS - 66,153 3,272,596
ALCATEL-LUCENT PAR - 51,980 969,488
KONINKLIJKE KPN NV AMS - 26,561 1,382,721
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC A AMS - 21,529 1,956,807
FRANCE TELECOM SA PAR - 17,840 1,413,568
ARCELORMITTAL AMS - 16,448 1,198,143
PEUGEOT SA PAR - 14,212 141,560
AXA SA PAR - 13,590 1,028,098
BNP PARIBAS PAR - 12,610 400,829
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NV AMS - 11,501 815,569

Note Date for volume is current trading day. Date for open interest is current trading day -1