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COMEX Sets Annual Copper Volume Record

Date 16/12/2004

COMEX Division set an annual volume record for its high grade copper futures on December 14 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., when 3,095,384 contracts were traded, surpassing the previous record of 3,089,270 contracts set in 2003.

Exchange President James E. Newsome said, "This annual record for copper futures is evidence of the growing interest of the trading community in COMEX Division metals, and a strong indicator of the price transparency, liquidity, and risk management provided by the Exchange."