Total exchange trading volume climbed to 5,718,527 contracts on Monday, November 29, 2004, far surpassing the prior record of 4,403,218 contracts set on May 7, 2004. The CBOT’s electronic trading platform continued its record-setting trend, with 3,542,925 contracts changing hands electronically at the CBOT, compared with the prior record of 2,909,227 contracts set on November 5.
CBOT President and CEO Bernard W. Dan said, “Never before have market users been more emphatically supportive of the CBOT’s value proposition and its premier trading environment. These multiple volume records underscore the fact that our customers depend on the transparency and integrity of the exchange’s markets, as well as the speed and functionality of the CBOT’s electronic trading platform. We look forward to continuing to deliver the products and services that meet CBOT market users’ risk management needs.”
The CBOT’s U.S. Treasury complex, which has been consistently setting records recently, had its highest volume session ever, with 4,426,987 contracts traded, compared with the previous record of 3,253,791 contracts on May 27, 2004. The following contracts also set trading volume records: Ten-Year Treasury Note futures, Five-Year Treasury Note futures, and Two-Year Treasury Note futures.
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