CBOT 2-Yr. U.S. Treasury Note Futures Set New Record - CBOT Total Daily Volume Reaches 3rd Highest Level In Exchange History

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced yesterday that CBOT Two-Year U.S. Treasury Note futures traded a record-breaking 339,974 contracts on August 30, 2005, surpassing the previous high of 295,190 contracts set on May 27, 2005. Total Exchange daily volume hit 5,377,433 contracts, the CBOT’s third highest volume day ever.

CBOT President and CEO Bernard W. Dan said, “The record volume in the CBOT’s Two-year T-note contract and the exceptional performance in our entire U.S. Treasury and commodity contracts yesterday is a testament to the abiding confidence customers and market users, no matter how big or small, hold for the Exchange during times of unprecedented economic uncertainty. Our unwavering mission is to preserve the uncompromising integrity of our markets and provide an arena for transparency and deep liquidity that customers from around the world expect from the CBOT.”

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