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Jul 12, 2011

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Newsflash: new daily record in the Eurex KOSPI Product on July 11, 2011

More than 100,000 contracts traded on a single day for the first time

Record turnover on July 11, 2011: 103,318 contracts
Previous record on July 8, 2011: 93,006 contracts

Average daily volume July (month-to-date): 63,484 contracts
Average daily volume June 2011: 27,256 contracts
The new record volume is mainly due to the increasing number of active trading participants, especially from South Korea, and the related growth in trading activity.

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