Launched April 5, 2002, the electronically traded mini-sized Dow Jones futures contract traded a record 10,859,690 contracts in 2003, representing a 388.1 percent increase from the previous year. Since January 1, 2004 the mini-sized Dow Jones futures contract volume has reached 513,117.
CBOT Dow JonesSM and mini-sized Dow Jones futures contracts based on the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM -the world's most readily recognized and followed stock index-provide large and small investors a way to profit by taking a position based on the performance of the DJIASM , to diversify and protect their portfolios against adverse price changes in the stock market, and to preserve investment value.
