Year-to-date trading volume through the month of November exceeded 5 million contracts for the first time in exchange history. Total exchange volume of 5,078,345 contracts topped the previous annual exchange volume record of 3,953,536, set last year.
Hard red winter wheat futures year-to-date volume amounted to 4,569,470 contracts, extending the annual volume record, which was set earlier this year. The previous record of 3,682,919 was set last year.
Wheat futures open interest of 122,730 contracts at the end of November was an increase of 8.6 percent compared to last November, while wheat options open interest of 23,906 contracts was an increase of 24.4 percent compared to last November.
The Kansas City Board of Trade, founded in 1856, is the world's largest futures market for hard red winter wheat. This year, the exchange is celebrating its 150-year anniversary.
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