found this comparison among the top 10 global futures exchange while browsing www.cme.com. Exchange ---------------futures contract by volume EUREX-------------------------------------684 million Chicago mercantile exchange----------664 million CBOT--------------------------------------489 million Brazilian mercantile n futures exch-----173 million New York mercantile exchange---------133 Dalian commodity exchange china-------88 Tokyo commodity exchange--------------74 National stock exchange of India--------67million This maybe useful to sajha traders interested in futures contracts which include forex futures as well as other exotic n alternative investment contracts. and thanks captain for the info about indian brokerage firms...I'd love to read more discussions about trading systems and strategies from u all if u know any coz i'm opening a brokerage a/c soon. thanks.