- Annual volume record of 8,007,318 contracts, breaking the previous record of 5,656,483 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 21%
- Commodity Products Daily volume record of 155,354 contracts on 4 November, breaking the previous record of 82,714 contracts set in November 2003
- Commodity Products Monthly volume record of 872,405 contracts in November 2004, breaking the previous record of 748,185 contracts set in July 2004.
- Cocoa futures annual volume record of 2,643,199 contracts, breaking the previous record of 1,908,136 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 14%
- Cocoa futures daily volume record of 107,038 contracts on 4 November
- Cocoa options daily volume record of 33,410 contracts on 4 November
- Cocoa futures open interest record of 216,749 contracts on 19 November
- Cocoa options open interest record of 54,982 contracts on 30 June 2003
- Robusta Coffee futures annual volume record of 3,054,386 contracts, breaking the previous record of 2,320,831 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 32%
- Robusta Coffee options daily volume record of 6,373 contracts on 5 August
- Robusta Coffee futures open interest record of 187,454 contracts on 9 November
- Robusta Coffee options open interest record of 67,535 contracts on 25 August
- White Sugar futures annual volume record of 1,251,233 contracts, breaking the previous record of 1,062,494 set in 2003, an increase of 18%
- White Sugar futures daily volume record of 52,693 contracts on 30 June
- White Sugar futures monthly volume record of 153,122 contracts in September
- White Sugar options open interest record of 30,055 contracts on 23 June
- Feed Wheat futures open interest record of 11,822 contracts on 15 October
- Rapeseed futures annual volume record of 191,644 contracts, breaking the previous record of 174,538 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 10%
- Rapeseed futures open interest record of 21,241 contracts on 19 October
- Milling Wheat futures annual volume record of 160,200 contracts , breaking the previous record of 114,758 contracts set in 2003, an increase of 40%
- Milling Wheat futures monthly volume record of 20,726 contracts in September
- Milling Wheat futures daily volume record of 2,972 contracts on 30 June
- Milling Wheat futures open interest record of 18,162 contracts on 20 August
- Milling Wheat options open interest record of 5,147 contracts on 13 October
The contracts are actively traded by a diverse range of participants, including producers, exporters, trade-houses, processors and manufacturers as well as by managed funds and both institutional and short-term investors.
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