LIFFE traded 10,622,672 futures and options contracts during the month of October representing an average daily volume of 482,849 contracts.
LIFFE's Chief Executive, Hugh Freedberg said, "Trading in short term interest rate products saw continued growth, with LIFFE's flagship, contract the Three Month Euribor future up 62% year to date.
On 17 October LIFFE's Mini FTSE 100 index future was launched. The contract got off to an encouraging start with a particularly good quality of market. Trading in all equity products increased for the tenth consecutive month this year, up overall by 24% compared to 1999, with individual equity options up 45%."
The following record was set in October 2000:
- Equity options set a new daily open interest record of 997,394 on 16 October (previous daily open interest record of 991,079 set on 13 October 2000)