The Exchange also set two significant open interest records yesterday. The CBOT Metals complex saw open interest totals rise to a record 60,323 contracts – a 59 percent increase over the total from past month’s end. And total Exchange-wide open interest reached a record 16,421,016 contracts. Open interest represents the number of trading positions that have not yet been offset and closed at the end of a trading day.
The new Metals complex volume highs were largely due to the performance of the CBOT Gold Complex, which set records across all of its contracts yesterday. Full-sized (100 oz.) Gold futures volume climbed to 55,670 contracts, and mini-sized (33 oz.) Gold futures increased to 26,127 contracts. Meanwhile, the Exchange’s Gold options contracts saw volume reach 5,471 contracts.
Month-to-date, the CBOT Gold futures complex accounted for nearly 40 percent of listed Gold futures contracts traded in North America.
Robert Ray, senior vice president of Business Development at the Exchange said: “These record-setting performances within the CBOT Metals Complex have made it quite apparent that the market continues to embrace the speed and trade certainty of our transparent, electronic model. We continue to play a greater role in metals price discovery, and recent increases in open interest indicate that our platform is becoming a preferred marketplace among commercial firms and asset managers.”
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Previous Record |
Date |
May 11 Totals |
Percent Increase |
Metals Complex Volume |
96,630 |
April 20, 2006 |
100,589 |
4% |
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100 Oz. Gold Futures Volume |
50,068 |
April 20, 2006 |
55,670 |
11% |
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100 Oz. Gold Options Volume |
4,529 |
May 9, 2006 |
5,471 |
21% |
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Mini-sized Gold Futures Volume |
20,352 |
April 20, 2006 |
26,127 |
28% |
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Metals Complex Open Interest |
54,045 |
May 10, 2006 |
60,323 |
12% |
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100 Oz. Gold Futures Open Interest |
21,497 |
May 10, 2006 |
25,361 |
18% |
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100 Oz. Gold Options Open Interest |
11,504 |
May 10, 2006 |
12,751 |
11% |
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Gold Complex Open Interest |
40,711 |
May 10, 2006 |
46,281 |
14% |
For more information on the CBOT and its Metals complex, please visit www.cbot.com.