Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for 2008 amounted to 3,965,924 contracts, which was the third largest in the Kansas City Board of Trade’s 153-year history. Trading volume in 2007 amounted to 4.67 million contracts, while 2006 volume was 5.29 million contracts. Wheat futures trading volume was also the third largest in KCBT history, at 3,778,266 contracts.
Wheat options volume for the month of December gained 248.6 percent when compared to last month. Open interest increased 4.9 percent for wheat futures in the past month, with wheat options open interest increasing 41.9 percent in the same time period.
The Kansas City Board of Trade, 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.
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