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Stock options

 
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
03/07/09
Name Market Code Vol. O.I.
FRANCE TELECOM SA PAR FT3 50,192 1,165,589
STMICROELECTRONICS NV PAR ST1 30,819 362,285
ARCELORMITTAL AMS MT 17,313 571,088
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC A AMS RD 16,363 2,265,378
ING GROEP NV AMS ING 15,661 3,426,169
AXA SA PAR CS1 13,095 1,137,608
UNILEVER NV AMS UN 13,070 1,271,252
CARREFOUR SA PAR CA1 11,901 457,825
AEGON NV AMS AGN 9,830 2,337,264
LAGARDERE SCA PAR MM1 8,159 3,526

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