Other records set yesterday in CME stock index products include:
Contract | Open Interest Record | Volume Record | Previous Record |
S&P 500 futures | 661,332 | 650,802 positions on June 18 | |
E-Mini<Sup>TM</SUP> 500 futures | 314,277 | 311,294 positions on June 17 | |
Nasdaq-100 futures | 93,390 | 90,647 positions on June 18 | |
E-mini Russell 2000 futures | 10,559 | 5.041 | 10,361 positions on June 13 |
E-mini S&P MidCap 400 futures | 3,833 | 3,319 positions on June 14 |
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