- Average daily volume in March 2011 up 3.5% over March 2010.
- Dividend trades made up 4.5% of industry volume in March 2011.
- ISE is third largest equity options exchange in March with market share of 18.9%, excluding dividend trades.
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported average daily volume of 3.1 million contracts in March 2011, an increase of 3.5% over March 2010. Total options volume for the month was 70.5 million contracts. ISE was the third-largest U.S. equity options exchange in March with market share of 18.9%*. Business highlights for the month of March include: • Aggregate assets under management for the ETFs based on ISE’s proprietary indexes was $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2011.
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