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Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris – 6 May 2015 – Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for April 2015.

  • The April 2015 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at €9,070 million (+38% compared with April 2014). The activity on ETFs was particularly dynamic last month with an average daily transaction value at €638 million, up 103% compared to April 2014.
  • The average daily volume on equity index derivatives was down at 251,692 contracts (-2.5% compared with April 2014), and the average daily volume on individual equity derivatives was down at 236,400 contracts (-4% compared with April 2014). On 30 April we reached a yearly record high on French individual equity options at 197,400 contracts, it was the fifth most active day since January 2014.
  • The activity on commodity derivatives was up 26% in April when compared to April 2014, with an average daily volume of 58,563 contracts traded. This brings year-to-date volume slightly above 52,000 contracts (+5% compared to 2014 YTD).
  • Euronext had four new listings in April 2015, all EnterNext SMEs, that altogether raised €129 million. In addition €4.2 billion was raised in corporate bonds and €1,286 million of follow-on equity.

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About Euronext 
Euronext is the leading European capital market infrastructure, covering the entire capital markets value chain, from listing, trading, clearing, settlement and custody, to solutions for issuers and investors. Euronext runs MTS, one of Europe’s leading electronic fixed income trading markets, and Nord Pool, the European power market. Euronext also provides clearing and settlement services through Euronext Clearing and its Euronext Securities CSDs in Denmark, Italy, Norway and Portugal.
As of September 2025, Euronext’s regulated exchanges in Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal host over 1,700 listed issuers with €6.5 trillion in market capitalisation, a strong blue-chip franchise and the largest global centre for debt and fund listings. With a diverse domestic and international client base, Euronext handles 25% of European lit equity trading. Its products include equities, FX, ETFs, bonds, derivatives, commodities and indices.
In November 2025, Euronext successfully acquired a majority stake in the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX), further expanding its footprint and strengthening its pan-European market infrastructure.

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