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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that futures open interest reached a new daily record yesterday, as futures open interest surpassed 10 million contracts for the first time. The new record, 10,031,752 contracts, surpasses the previous high of 9,976,613 contracts.
Open interest represents the number of trading positions that have not yet been offset and closed at the end of a trading day. For information on the CBOT and its products, please visit www.cbot.com.
About the CBOT
As one of the leading global derivative exchanges, the Chicago Board of Trade provides a diverse mix of financial, equity and commodity futures and options-on-futures products. Building on its 159-year history, the CBOT continues to advance into the future using the strength of deep liquidity, market integrity and member-trader expertise. Using superior trading technology in both electronic and open-auction trading platforms, the CBOT provides premier customer service to risk managers and investors worldwide. For more information, visit our website at www.cbot.com.
