,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,Herfindahl indices for all OTC equity-linked derivatives contracts between reporters,,,,,,,,,,, , 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,"1,192",851,883,694,938,948,859,840,753,639,705,582,670,619,760,569,708,865 ,,,Options,582,725,750,943,874,834,912,737,728,655,676,697,715,748,780,838,878,766 ,,Japan,Forwards and swaps,"4,424","4,756","2,539","3,614","5,209","2,844","2,541","3,220","2,435","2,225","2,789","1,275","2,367","2,027","1,689","1,355","1,562","1,449" ,,,Options,"1,081","1,403","1,316","1,288","1,758",908,924,"1,137",968,"2,433","1,698","1,127","1,102",838,"5,054","3,604","2,161","1,139" ,,Latin America,Forwards and swaps,"4,350","6,230","8,613","4,116","5,115","10,000","10,000","6,242","4,863","5,556","6,932","3,851","3,284","3,387","5,729","7,743","5,273","6,676" ,,,Options,"2,127","3,206","6,936","7,398","3,433","3,613","4,273","4,772","8,724","3,090","7,515","5,133","4,587","5,707","9,957","1,784","3,253","3,744" ,,Other Asia,Forwards and swaps,"2,370","6,146","6,097","7,915","3,550","4,962","9,879","9,740","5,494","7,022","5,918","3,675","2,467","2,482","2,062","1,924","1,189","1,819" ,,,Options,"2,001","2,386","5,268","2,502","1,604","2,152","2,120","3,290","3,678","3,520","3,166","2,526",874,"1,000",995,873,931,982 ,,United States,Forwards and swaps,"1,154","1,157","1,049",850,"1,136","2,424","1,315","2,542","1,632",708,889,800,931,870,787,630,"1,118","1,174" ,,,Options,"1,347","1,448","1,796",975,"1,020",753,783,765,951,"1,555",668,774,762,803,851,"1,316",908,881 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,