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The Kansas City Board of Trade during the month of March saw open interest in the Hard Red Winter Wheat futures contract, the wheat options and the exchange as a whole increase over open interest at the end of February.
In the HRW wheat futures contract, open interest at the end of March stood at 139,507 contracts, an increase of 6.4 percent over open interest of 131,086 contracts at the end of February.
Wheat options open interest of 15,900 contracts at the end of March was an increase of 37 percent compared to 11,609 contracts at the end of February. Total exchange open interest of 155,407 contracts at the end of March was an increase of 8.9 percent compared to open interest of 142,695 contracts at the end of February.
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 |
Mar 2012
|
Mar 2011
|
Change
|
Feb 2012
|
Change
|
2012 Volume
|
2011 Volume
|
Change
|
| Wheat |
352,770
|
547,543
|
-35.6%
|
485,258
|
-27.3%
|
1,207,641
|
1,722,664
|
-29.9%
|
| Wheat Options |
6,768
|
27,426
|
-75.3%
|
6,611
|
2.4%
|
20,059
|
72,600
|
-72.4%
|
| Total Exchange |
359,538
|
574,969
|
-37.5%
|
491,869
|
-26.9%
|
1,227,700
|
1,795,264
|
-31.6%
|
|
|
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|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
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|
Interest
|
Interest
|
%
|
Interest
|
%
|
||||
|
3/30/2012
|
3/31/2011
|
Change
|
2/29/2012
|
Change
|
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| Wheat |
139,507
|
184,175
|
-24.3%
|
131,086
|
6.4%
|
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| Wheat Options |
15,900
|
36,506
|
-56.4%
|
11,609
|
37.0%
|
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| Total Exchange |
155,407
|
220,681
|
-29.6%
|
142,695
|
8.9%
|
