Euronext Amsterdam has launched a pilot project for screen trading options.
Currently, only the Asmi, Fortis and Nutreco option classes are being traded over screens. If the project is successful, all option classes will migrate from floor trading to screen trading in phases after the pilot project ends in February 2002.
The move from floor trading to screen trading will be an important step towards achieving Euronext's goal of creating a new, joint trading platform for derivatives.