Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Boerse AG, which is seeking to combine with NYSE Euronext to form the world’s largest exchange, said trading on its electronic Xetra system rose 11 percent in October.

The number of fixed income, index and U.S. options contracts changing hands on its Eurex futures exchange also climbed this month, the company said in a presentation accompanying today’s call for investors and analysts to discuss the third-quarter earnings it reported yesterday.

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