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OCC Announces Total Contract Volume in January Up 22%
CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – February 1, 2011) – The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared contract volume in January reached 381,558,077, a 22% increase from the January 2010 total of 313,538,874. OCC cleared an average of 19,077,904 contracts per day in January, up 16% compared to January 2010′s average daily volume of 16,502,046.
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ELX Announces Record Volume and Market Share in U.S. Treasuries for the Month of January
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – February 1, 2011) – ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today that January was a record-setting month for its U.S. Treasury futures contracts. ELX established records in single-day total volume and market share for U.S. Treasuries, with over 100K contracts traded on January 5, 2011 and market share hitting nearly 5% on January 10.
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