RECORD TRADING DAY IN AMSTERDAM EQUITY DERIVATIVES - OVER ONE MILLION CONTRACTS TRADED

Amsterdam,  Friday 17 March 2006 - Euronext.liffe announced today, the March 2006 expiry day, that a new daily record volume in Amsterdam equity derivatives products was reached with over 1.1 million futures and options contracts traded, by the close of the market.  The previous record was achieved on the December 2005 expiry day when 874,000 contracts traded.

Last month was a record trading month in Amsterdam equity derivativess with 11 million contracts traded.