Sep 14, 2015
Eurex
Eurex dividend derivatives with open interest records in September
Our dividend segment has seen growing trading activity in previous weeks resulting even in a new record open interest of over 900,000 contracts in the EURO STOXX 50® Index Dividend Futures last Friday.
Already August was a strong month for the contract with an open interest of 884,000 contracts representing a nominal value of almost EUR 10 billion.
By the end of August, more than 3.25 million contracts in EURO STOXX 50® Index Dividend Futures have been traded. This corresponds to an average daily volume of about 20,000 contracts.
Overall, 6 million contracts in dividend derivatives have been traded on Eurex Exchange in 2015 so far. The open interest currently stands at 4.3 million contracts.
