NYBOT® Continues to Report Open Interest Records In Cocoa Futures & Sugar Option Puts

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) cocoa futures market established a new open interest record of 120,094 for the fifth consecutive day, surpassing the previous record of 119,384 on August 28, 2000. NYBOT also reported an open interest record of 124,125 in sugar option puts, eclipsing the previous record of 123,538 on August 28, 2000.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges and their subsidiaries and divisions, which include Citrus Associates, FINEX and the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), NYBOT offers a variety of agricultural, financial and index products.