Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For February 2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 12,686 contracts in February 2001 compared to a figure of 20,512 contracts in February 2000.

In February 2001 8,677 futures contracts were traded, compared to 16,538 in 2000. There were 4,009 option contracts traded in February 2001, compared to 3,974 in 2000.

Open interest on the last trading day of February 2001 was 34,854. Open interest for futures was 18,300 contracts and for options,16,554.