Montreal Exchange Inc. (MX) reported today that its trading volume reached a total of 11.1 million contracts in the second quarter of 2007, an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period of 2006.

For the first six months ended June 30th 2007, MX reported that total trading activity increased 13% from the same period of the previous year to reach a total of 23.1 million contracts traded on the MX market.

Trading activity in the Three-Month Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Futures contract (BAX) totalled 4 million contracts in the second quarter of 2007, a 12.8% decrease from the same period of 2006. In the first six months of 2007, BAX trading volumes increased by 8% from the first half of the previous year to reach a total of 9.2 million contracts. Open interest for the BAX stood at 443,212 contracts on June 30, 2007 compared to 463,773 contracts on the same date of 2006.

A total of 2.6 million Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond Futures contracts (CGB) were traded in the second quarter of 2007, a 25.7% increase from the same period last year. Trading volumes for the CGB increased 40.6% in the first half of 2007 to reach a total of 5.1 million contracts. Open interest for the CGB stood at 318,589 contracts on June 30, 2007 compared to 282,430 contracts on the same date of 2006.

Trading activity in the SXF, the S&P Canada 60 Index Futures contract, increased 11.8% in the second quarter of 2007 to reach 894,186 contracts. SXF trading volume grew 26.2% in the first half of 2007 to total 1.8 million contracts traded in the period. Open interest in the SXF was 196,628 contracts on June 30, 2007, compared to 146,622 contracts on the same date of 2006.

A total of 3.2 million equity options and ETF options were traded during the second quarter of 2007, a 7.1% increase in volume compared to the second quarter of 2006. In the first six months of the year, trading volume reached 6.1 million contracts, an increase of 2.9% from the same period of the previous year. Open interest was 16 million contracts on June 30, 2007, an 18.2% increase from June 30, 2006.