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Euronext.liffe Commodity Products Record-Breaking Performance - 2005 Highlights

Date 11/01/2006

Euronext.liffe’s Commodity Products set numerous volume and open interest records during 2005:
  • Total Commodity Products annual volume record of 8,498,870 contracts, breaking the previous record of 8,007,318 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 6%
  • Total Commodity Products open interest record of 564,313 contracts on 14 June
  • Cocoa futures annual volume record of 2,690,105 contracts, breaking the previous record of 2,643,199 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 2%
  • Cocoa futures open interest record of 233,876 contracts on 13 July
  • Robusta Coffee futures annual volume record of 3,263,253 contracts, breaking the previous record of 3,054,389 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 7%
  • Robusta Coffee futures daily volume record of 64,026 contracts on 13 July
  • Robusta Coffee futures open interest record of 215,913 contracts on 6 April
  • White Sugar futures annual volume record of 1,497,150 contracts, breaking the previous record of 1,251,233 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 20%
  • White Sugar futures daily volume record of 19,667 contracts on 28 October
  • White Sugar futures open interest record of 76,133 contracts on 30 December
  • Milling Wheat futures annual volume record of 217,171 contracts, breaking the previous record of 160,200 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 36%
  • Milling Wheat futures open interest record of 28676 contracts on 18 August
  • Milling Wheat options open interest record of 9001 contracts on 27 September
  • Rapeseed futures annual volume record of 211,281 contracts, breaking the previous record of 191,644 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 10%
  • Corn futures annual volume record of 81,965 contracts, breaking the previous record of 71,124 contracts set in 2004, an increase of 15%
Euronext.liffe lists a broad range of Commodity Products which include Cocoa, Robusta Coffee, White Sugar, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat, Rapeseed, Corn & Potatoes, all of which trade exclusively on LIFFE CONNECT®.

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.

Free 15-minute delayed futures prices are available at www.liffe-commodities.com