NEW YORK – Exchange operator NYSE Euronext said Friday that its average daily trading volumes in July rose 11 percent for European derivatives and 27 percent for U.S. equity options compared with year-ago levels.
The average daily trading volume for European derivatives rose to 4 million. Volume for U.S. equity options rose to 3.1 million.
Compared with the previous month, however, volumes fell 16 percent and 10 percent, respectively.
The year-over-year jump in European derivatives was fueled by a 25 percent jump in fixed income products. Equity products decreased 2.3 percent.
Options exchanges accounted for 25 percent of the company%27s U.S. equity options in July, compared with 19 percent in July of 2009.
U.S. cash products decreased 7 percent to 2.6 billion shares, compared with a year ago.
There was one less trading day in both Europe and the U.S. for the month, compared with July of 2009.
Shares of NYSE Euronext fell 15 cents to $30.07 in afternoon trading.