According to 2011 statistics:
- WSE remained #4 in Europe by the volume of trading in index futures;
- WIG20 futures ranked #6 by trading volume among all index futures in Europe;
- WIG20 options ranked #14 by trading volume among all index options in Europe.
Table 1
Volume of trading in index futures on European exchanges (2001)
No. |
Exchange |
Trading volume 2011 |
(#) |
||
1 |
EUREX |
486 325 501 |
2 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
97 223 103 |
3 |
OMX |
37 464 251 |
4 |
WSE |
13 671 721 |
5 |
ITALY |
9 337 047 |
6 |
SPAIN |
8 380 865 |
7 |
NORWAY |
6 809 915 |
8 |
GREECE |
2 484 813 |
9 |
HUNGARY |
1 881 620 |
10 |
AUSTRIA |
342 162 |
11 |
ROMANIA |
54 337 |
12 |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
1 417 |
Source: Exchange websites
Table 2
Volume of trading in index futures in Europe (2011) – top 15 contracts
No. |
Exchange |
Index |
Trading volume 2011 |
(#) |
|||
1 |
EUREX |
EURO STOXX 50 |
408 860 002 |
2 |
EUREX |
DAX |
44 990 070 |
3 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
CAC 40 |
43 403 809 |
4 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
FTSE 100 |
39 283 942 |
5 |
OMX |
OMXS30 |
36 697 474 |
6 |
WSE |
WIG20 |
13 642 282 |
7 |
EUREX |
SMI |
13 482 706 |
8 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
AEX |
12 602 311 |
9 |
NORWAY |
OBX |
6 809 915 |
10 |
ITALY |
FTSE MIB |
6 134 326 |
11 |
SPAIN |
IBEX 35 |
5 281 218 |
12 |
EUREX |
EURO STOXX® Banks |
5 229 347 |
13 |
SPAIN |
IBEX 35 MINI |
3 099 647 |
14 |
GREECE |
FTSE/ATHEX 20 |
2 484 813 |
15 |
EUREX |
STOXX® Europe 600 Banks |
2 456 184 |
Source: Exchange websites
Table 3
Volume of trading in index options in Europe (2011) – top 15 options
No. |
Exchange |
Index |
Trading volume 2011 |
(#) |
|||
1 |
EUREX |
EURO STOXX 50 |
369 241 952 |
2 |
EUREX |
DAX |
67 616 997 |
3 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
AEX |
25 079 752 |
4 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
FTSE 100 |
20 341 926 |
5 |
EUREX |
KOSPI 200 |
17 442 744 |
6 |
OMX |
OMXS30 |
12 433 328 |
7 |
EUREX |
SMI |
5 679 053 |
8 |
Liffe NYSE Euronext |
CAC40 |
5 281 378 |
9 |
ITALY |
FTSE MIB |
3 521 489 |
10 |
SPAIN |
IBEX 35 |
2 198 967 |
11 |
EUREX |
EURO STOXX® Banks Options |
1 888 904 |
13 |
EUREX |
STOXX Europe 600 Banks Options |
916 728 |
14 |
WSE |
WIG20 |
897 801 |
15 |
NORWAY |
OBX |
711 546 |
16 |
GREECE |
FTSE/ATHEX 20 |
328 391 |
Source: Exchange websites