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CBOT Wheat Futures Set New Open Interest Record

Date 26/01/2005

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that CBOT Wheat futures set an open interest record yesterday at 207,558 contracts. This is the second Wheat futures open interest record in less than a week, when on January 20, the contract reached an open interest high of 204,694 contracts.

These records also mark the second time open interest in Wheat futures rose to a new peak since the launch on January 18 of Project Denali, the Exchange’s initiative to raise the efficiency of open auction trading on the Agricultural trading floor.

CBOT President and CEO Bernard W. Dan said, “The records being set in open interest underscore our customers’ continuing view that the global benchmark for Agricultural markets is at the Chicago Board of Trade. In addition, these vibrant markets are a testimony to the commitment by the CBOT membership to not only provide the transparency and liquidity that are the cornerstone of our markets, but also show their determination to enhance open auction trading efficiency with cutting-edge technology.”

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Related Documents

Wheat Record.pdf version