Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For August 2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 16,782 contracts in August 2001 compared to a figure of 23,506 contracts in August 2000.

In August 2001 13,367 futures contracts were traded, compared to 18,346 in 2000. There were 3,415 option contracts traded in August 2001, compared to 5,160 in 2000.

Open interest on the last trading day of August 2001 was 28,310. Open interest for futures was 15,090 contracts and for options, 13,220.