Turnover in trading with Swiss equity options on Eurex is on the rise, furthering Eurex's leading position in European equity options. A total of around 59 million Swiss equity options were traded in 2005, a year-on-year increase of 23.4 percent (2004: 47.7 million). Turnover climbed by as much as approximately 33 percent as compared with the same month one year ago (December 2005: 5.7 million contracts, December 2004: 3.8 million contracts).
Eurex is the largest exchange for the trading of European equity options. It lists options on over 160 equities from 8 countries. In 2005, the equity options segment turned over 256 million contracts, an increase of approximately 21 percent on the previous year.