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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that the exchange’s daily trading volume in options contracts set a record on Thursday, June 7, 2007. The new record, 1,156,359 contracts, surpasses the previous record of 1,124,460 contracts, set on April 14, 2004.
In addition, on the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform, options volume established a new daily volume record as volume exceeded 293,000 contracts for the first time. The new record, 293,881 contracts, surpasses the previous record of 187,857 contracts, set on November 1, 2006.
The CBOT also set the following daily volume records on Thursday:
- Electronic Trading of CBOT financial options: 291,090 contracts. Previous record was 183,628 contracts set on November 1, 2006.
- CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note options volume: 673,725 contracts. Previous record was 652,229 contracts set on August 6, 2004.
- Electronic Trading of CBOT 10-year U.S. Treasury Note options: 227,676 contracts. Previous record was 154,400 contracts set on June 15, 2006.
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.
