Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for the month of June tallied 444,503 contracts, an increase of 83.4 percent from May 2009 volume of 242,335 contracts.
Leading the way for the gains was the wheat futures contract, which climbed 88.1 percent at 431,719 contracts compared to May 2009 volume of 229,496 contracts.
Wheat futures open interest also increased in the past month. At the end of June it stood at 86,996 contracts, an increase of 5.1 percent compared to open interest at the end of May.
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(in contracts)
Volume |
Volume |
% |
Volume |
% |
Year-to-date |
Year-to-date |
% |
|
| CONTRACT | June 2009 |
June 2008 |
Change |
May 2009 |
Change |
2009 Volume |
2008 Volume |
Change |
| Wheat | 431,719 |
478,350 |
-9.7% |
229,496 |
88.1% |
1,731,599 |
2,041,790 |
-15.2% |
| Wheat Options | 12,784 |
23,387 |
-45.3% |
12,839 |
-0.4% |
57,292 |
133,373 |
-57.0% |
| Value Line | 0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
| Total Exchange | 444,503 |
501,737 |
-11.4% |
242,335 |
83.4% |
1,788,891 |
2,175,163 |
-17.8% |
Open |
Open |
Open |
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Interest |
Interest |
% |
Interest |
% |
||||
6/30/2009 |
6/30/2008 |
Change |
5/29/2009 |
Change |
||||
| Wheat | 86,996 |
98,150 |
-11.4% |
82,738 |
5.1% |
|||
| Wheat Options | 10,505 |
17,845 |
-41.1% |
20,037 |
-47.6% |
|||
| Value Line | 0 |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
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