In 2003, the Exchange set many new standards such as the largest-ever total annual futures and options volume in its history, with 24,832,158 combined futures and options contracts being traded, easily surpassing the previous record of 21,477,856 contracts set in 1999. In 2004, NYBOT is trading at a torrid pace with six consecutive total monthly volume records, as well as futures and options records in Sugar No. 11 and Coffee “C”, and Russell 1000 and U.S. Dollar Index futures.
“Our agriculture and financial markets continue to show strong overall performance during the first half of 2004,” said Charles H. “Harry” Falk, NYBOT President and CEO. “This latest record, one of many we’ve seen over the last year, is testament to the vibrancy and growth of our markets, and we look forward to seeing continued growth during the rest of the year.”
The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.
