LIFFE

The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) was first established in September 1982 to trade in financial futures . Ten years later it took over the London Traded Options Market.

Now owned by Paris-based Euronext, LIFFE is the world's largest financial futures market outside of Chicago.

LIFFE trades futures contracts in several government bonds , including Gilts .

It also trades FTSE index futures as well as currency futures contracts.

LIFFE are at:

Cannon Bridge House, 1 Cousin Ln. London EC4R 3XX

Tel: 0207 623 0444

See also: Liffe's website www.liffe.com

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