One Chicago Sets All Time Open Interest Record

Yesterday, December 7, 2005, One Chicago’s Open Interest hit an all-time high of 1,476,112 security futures contracts. One Chicago is the Exchange where Single Stock Futures are traded. Futures contracts on individual stocks (also known as “Single Stock Futures”) are online and available for trading through XPRESSTRADE. You can trade futures on popular stocks like Intel, Exxon Mobil, Pfizer, Dell Computer, Johnson & Johnson, Verizon Communications, and Citigroup - as well as futures on popular exchange-traded funds, like DIAMONDS. There are a number of important advantages associated with trading security futures:

· You trade futures on more than 150 of the most popular stocks.
· Single stock futures trade electronically (not in open-outcry trading pits).
· Only 20% margin is required (50% required to trade stock on margin).
· It’s easy to short single stock futures (no uptick rule and no interest charges).
· You can trade commodity futures and single stock futures in the same account.


For more information on trading single stock futures, visit www.onechicago.com.