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KCBT February 2012 Volume And Open Interest - KCBT HRW Wheat Futures & Exchange Volume Increase Compared To Previous Month

Date 01/03/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade volume traded in February posted increases in the Hard Red Winter Wheat futures contract and the exchange as a whole when compared to January.

In the HRW wheat futures contract, 485,258 contracts were traded during the month of February, which was an increase of 31.3 percent when compared to January volume.

Total exchange volume for the month of February amounted to 491,869 contracts, an increase of 30.7 percent from last month.

The Kansas City Board of Trade is a for-profit corporation organized under the laws of Delaware. The KCBT, founded in 1856, is the world's largest futures market for hard red winter wheat. Daily quotes, market commentary, historical data and charting services are available on our website at www.kcbt.com.

 

 

VOLUME AND OPEN INTEREST SUMMARY
(in contracts)

 

 
Volume
Volume
%
Volume
%
Year-to-date
Year-to-date
%
CONTRACT
Feb 2012
Feb 2011
Change
Jan 2012
Change
2012 Volume
2011 Volume
Change
Wheat
485,258
689,530
-29.6%
369,613
31.3%
854,871
1,175,121
-27.3%
Wheat Options
6,611
24,987
-73.5%
6,680
-1.0%
13,291
45,174
-70.6%
Total Exchange
491,869
714,517
-31.2%
376,293
30.7%
868,162
1,220,295
-28.9%
           
 
   
 
Open
Open
 
Open
       
 
Interest
Interest
%
Interest
%
     
 
2/29/2012
2/28/2011
Change
1/31/2012
Change
     
Wheat
131,086
198,189
-33.9%
146,854
-10.7%
     
Wheat Options
11,609
25,690
-54.8%
17,029
-31.8%
     
Total Exchange
142,695
223,879
-36.3%
163,883
-12.9%