OneChicago Reports October 2009 Volume, up 2% from October 2008

Monday, November 02, 2009 4:28 PM

Nov. 2, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- OneChicago, LLC today reported that 217,060 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in September 2009, an increase of 2% from October 2008. Year to date volume stands at 2,212,019.

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Open interest stood at 766,879 contracts at the end of October 2009, a 339% increase over October 2008.

The top five contracts by volume in September were:


Symbol         Full Name               Volume

T1C         AT&T Corporation
Futures                   20,164
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XOM1C       Exxon Mobil
Corporation Futures       15,843
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INTC1C      Intel Corporation
Futures                   15,736
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DIS1C       Walt Disney Company
Futures                   14,053
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VZ1C        Verizon Communications
Inc. Futures              12,002
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About OneChicago: OneChicago is the only US regulated all-electronic exchange for trading Single Stock Futures ("SSFs"). Presently approximately 1,575 products, including ETFs, are listed. Contracts are cleared through the centralized counterparty, AAA - rated, OCC and are regulated by both the SEC and CFTC. OneChicago also offers OCX.BETS, the only off-exchange electronic matching system for Blocks and EFPs. SSFs, a delta one product, are synthetic stock loan/borrow transactions and are an equity financing vehicle like equity swaps. For more information, please visit our website at: www.OneChicago.com.

SOURCE OneChicago, LLC

(Source: iStockAnalyst )

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