CBOT Mini-Sized Dow Options Open Interest Surpasses 50,000

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that open interest in the CBOT mini-sized Dow(SM) options contract surpassed 50,000 contracts for the first time and set its tenth consecutive record on Wednesday, September 22. Open interest in mini-sized Dow options, which trade exclusively on the exchange’s premier electronic trading platform, rose to 51,808 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 45,042 contracts set on September 21.

CBOT President and CEO Bernard W. Dan said, “The consistently strong performance of CBOT mini-sized Dow options, as shown by consecutive daily open interest records, demonstrate that our customers place a high value on the benefits provided by the exchange’s electronic trading platform, powered by LIFFE CONNECT®. Market users depend upon the superior functionality of our trading platform to provide the transparency and flexibility that is crucial in making futures and options transactions. Further, our customers recognize the advantages of the Electronic Market Maker program for mini-sized Dow options, which provides enhanced liquidity to the market.”

In addition, the CBOT Ten-Year Treasury Note futures contract sets its fifth consecutive open interest record on September 22. Open interest in CBOT Ten-Year Treasury Note futures rose to 1,571,091 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 1,558,902 contracts.

For more information on CBOT volume and open interest, visit the exchange’s Website at www.cbot.com.