The record for Metals futures was fueled by the Exchange’s Silver futures complex, which set a new volume record for the second consecutive day. The new Silver complex record stands at 10,635 contracts, surpassing Monday’s record of 6,844 contracts by 55 percent. Both Full-sized (5,000 Oz.) and mini-sized (1,000 Oz.) Silver futures contracts set records yesterday. Volume for the Full-sized contract was 6,315 contracts, eclipsing the 4,002 contracts traded on the previous day. Mini-sized Silver futures traded 4,320 contracts on Tuesday, breaking the record set on April 13, 2004.
Month-to-date, the CBOT Precious Metals complex accounts for 25 percent of listed metals futures traded in North America.
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