Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For April 2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 23,013 contracts in April 2001 compared to a figure of 22,499 contracts in April 2000.

In April 2001 18,517 futures contracts were traded, compared to 18,610 in 2000. There were 4,496 option contracts traded in April 2001, compared to 3,889 in 2000.

Open interest on the last trading day of April 2001 was 25,230. Open interest for futures was 16,597 contracts and for options, 8,633.