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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
09/02/10
Name Market Code Vol. O.I.
ING GROEP NV AMS ING 51,330 2,962,574
ARCELORMITTAL AMS MT 41,324 1,510,226
AEGON NV AMS AGN 38,881 2,123,708
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC A AMS RD 27,577 1,880,063
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA PAR CR1 16,773 472,873
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV AMS PHI 16,544 994,197
FRANCE TELECOM SA PAR FT1 15,771 939,510
ALCATEL-LUCENT PAR CG1 14,728 2,699,822
SOCIETE GENERALE PAR GL1 11,227 406,085
BNP PARIBAS PAR BN1 11,176 361,774

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