May Options Trading Volume Increased 18%

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced that total options trading volume in May came in at 314,799,038 options contracts, up 17.96 percent compared to May 2008 volume of 266,870,046 contracts.

The Options Industry Council Announces February Trading Increases 5% Over The Same Period Last Year  

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced that total options trading volume in February was 256,464,343 contracts, a 4.93 percent increase over the 244,419,633 contracts traded for the same period last year.  

OIC Announces Annual Volume Sets New Record  

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced that 221,367,212 total options contracts were traded in December representing a 6.69 percent decline compared to December 2007 volume.

NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that its fully-owned subsidiary NYSE Arca today began trading eight ProShares Funds on a listed basis.   Each of the eight ProShares Funds mentioned below began trading on NYSE Arca this morning as an exclusive primary listing. 

The OIC Announces Trading Increases 29%

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced that 375,934,882 contracts changed hands in October, representing a 28.75 percent increase over October 2007 and 1.4 million contracts more than the previous monthly volume record set in September.