E-Mini Nasdaq 100 Notches Ninth Consecutive Open Interest Record As E-Mini S&P 500 Rises To More Than 50,000 On CME

For the ninth consecutive trading session, open interest in E-mini Nasdaq 100 Index futures rose to a record level, reaching 34,308 positions with the close of trading Friday, June 9. Open interest in E-mini S&P 500 futures also rose to a new high, for the first time surpassing 50,000 and reaching 50,605 positions.

E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures began its current run of new open interest highs on May 30, when 27,355 contracts stood open at the close of trading. Open interest in the Nasdaq product first surpassed 30,000 on Wednesday, June 7, with 30,741 open contracts.

E-mini S&P 500 futures stood at the 40,000 level as recently as May 15, when a record 40,964 positions were open.

Open interest measures of the number of futures or options outstanding, or held open, after the close of trading each day.

Both E-mini equity index contracts are traded electronically on the CME's GLOBEX®2 trading system and are smaller-sized versions of contracts traded actively via open outcry on the exchange's trading floor. Trading hours are virtually around the clock from 3:45 p.m. until 3:15 p.m. the following day.