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Trading volume at the Kansas City Board of Trade continues to post momentous gains over 2010 trading volume, a year in which new annual volume records were set for the exchange as a whole and the Hard Red Winter Wheat futures contract. Total exchange trading volume is running 48.7 percent ahead of last year at this time, with HRW wheat futures volume running 45.3 percent ahead and wheat options volume running 228.1 percent ahead.
During the month of July, open interest posted healthy gains over last month, with wheat futures open interest of 169,348 contracts gaining 2.7 percent over the last month and wheat options open interest gaining 22.1 percent over the last month. Wheat options open interest also posted gains over July 2010 open interest, an increase of 43 percent.
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 |
July 2011
|
July 2010
|
Change
|
June 2011
|
Change
|
2011 Volume
|
2010 Volume
|
Change
|
| Wheat |
429,586
|
635,546
|
-32.4%
|
772,607
|
-44.4%
|
4,176,898
|
2,874,274
|
45.3%
|
| Wheat Options |
11,535
|
15,080
|
-23.5%
|
36,597
|
-68.5%
|
177,435
|
54,076
|
228.1%
|
| Total Exchange |
441,121
|
650,626
|
-32.2%
|
809,204
|
-45.5%
|
4,354,333
|
2,928,350
|
48.7%
|
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
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|
Interest
|
Interest
|
%
|
Interest
|
%
|
||||
|
7/29/2011
|
7/31/2010
|
Change
|
6/30/2011
|
Change
|
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| Wheat |
169,348
|
202,876
|
-16.5%
|
164,885
|
2.7%
|
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| Wheat Options |
24,514
|
17,138
|
43.0%
|
20,077
|
22.1%
|
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| Total Exchange |
193,862
|
220,014
|
-11.9%
|
184,962
|
4.8%
|
