London, New York, 2 December 2010

November trading of Green Exchange ( GreenX) products listed on NYMEX set new records for GreenX monthly volume, EUA futures volume, monthly CME Globex® volume, and month-end open interest in November. The exchange-wide volume record of 12,983 contracts represents an increase of 237% from the previous month and surpasses the previous record of 11,415 contracts traded in August 2010.

A record was also set for the trading of EUA futures contracts with 10,615  contracts changing hands.  November’s trading volume saw a record number of GreenX contracts traded on CME Globex®, representing 7% of the total monthly traded volume. GreenX year-to-date volume now stands at 60,794 contracts.

Open interest increased to its highest level since the contracts were introduced, peaking at 35,341 contracts over the course of the month.

GreenX Chief Executive, Tom Lewis, commented, “After spending the past few months assisting some of the largest traders in the EU ETS with their initial set up, it is very encouraging to see the recent upswing in trading volumes of GreenX products.  We will continue to work with the industry to offer the products and services necessary to create a liquid and viable offering for the trading of environmental futures and options.”

The GreenX environmental suite of futures and options contracts traded on NYMEX is currently eligible for a fee holiday (trading and clearing fees) until January 01, 2011.   GreenX expects these contracts will be migrated from NYMEX to the GreenX Designated Contract Market on trade date January 24th, 2011.

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