Buenos Aires Futures Exchange Monthly Report For May 2001

The Mercado a Término de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Futures Exchange) traded 16,446 contracts in May 2001 compared to a figure of 21,479 contracts in May 2000.

In May 2001 13,687 futures contracts were traded, compared to 17,527 in 2000. There were 2,759 option contracts traded in May 2001, compared to 3,952 in 2000.

Open interest on the last trading day of May 2001 was 26,302. Open interest for futures was 16,260 contracts and for options, 10,042.