,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,Herfindahl indices for all OTC equity-linked derivatives contracts,,,,,,,,,,,, , Region,, Contract type,,Dec-98,Jun-99,Dec-99,Jun-00,Dec-00,Jun-01,Dec-01,Jun-02,Dec-02,Jun-03,Dec-03,Jun-04,Dec-04,Jun-05,Dec-05,Jun-06,Dec-06,Jun-07 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,Europe,,Forwards and swaps,869,715,787,618,750,693,733,770,762,768,698,611,631,598,652,616,690,785 ,,,,Options,659,639,613,657,779,891,880,952,791,985,"1,013","1,195",659,662,615,689,780,722 ,,Japan,,Forwards and swaps,"2,837","2,170","3,416","2,501","2,043","1,461","2,005","1,822","1,946","1,854","3,106","1,984","1,734","2,056","2,292","1,326","1,205","1,073" ,,,,Options,970,"1,462","1,102","1,018","1,386",860,841,"1,072","1,132","2,322","1,718","2,553","1,203",893,"3,953","3,405","3,078","2,551" ,,Latin America,,Forwards and swaps,"2,849","3,071","9,274","6,881","5,015","5,163","6,063","7,546","7,281","8,839","3,808","3,732","4,243","6,953","7,039","6,704","7,199","7,876" ,,,,Options,"4,307","6,169","4,330","6,776","6,703","4,353","8,084","7,585","4,807","9,332","6,432","6,304","4,029","4,427","5,790","3,918","3,902","3,735" ,,Other Asia,,Forwards and swaps,"1,313","3,506","3,606","5,119","1,663","1,631","5,294","6,086","1,677","3,197","2,233","2,010","1,536","1,355","1,334","1,294","1,066","1,343" ,,,,Options,"1,271","1,388","2,341","1,586","1,600","1,188","1,447","1,550","1,675","1,894","5,464","5,435","1,674","1,177","5,566","5,536","5,615","4,968" ,,United States,,Forwards and swaps,"1,111","1,215","1,895","1,088","1,132","1,048","1,070","1,174","1,037",964,"1,040",855,849,722,947,941,"1,487","1,578" ,,,,Options,759,"1,042","1,275",749,759,663,751,890,665,793,"1,031",836,915,725,787,"1,402",752,802 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,