Other monthly volume records set in June were: Agricultural Futures (2,967,462 contracts); Total Futures (3,565,784 contracts), Cotton No. 2sm (symbol CT) futures (601,971 contracts), Cocoa (symbol CC) futures (333,275 contracts), and Coffee “C”® (symbol KC) futures (476,542 contracts).
Daily volume records were set for the U.S. Dollar Index® (symbol DX) futures contract on June 12 with 28,701 contracts, and also the Russell 1000® Index (symbol R) options contract, with 4,214 contracts traded June 14.
Frederick W. Schoenhut, NYBOT Chairman, said: “The record growth our exchange has experienced over the past several years has been remarkable. This month’s historic trading volume is symbolic of the efficiency and liquidity our markets offer to the investing and hedging communities. We look forward to continued growth in the future as more groups come to NYBOT for their risk management needs.”
Additionally, year-to-date (YTD) trading during the month was up 25%, reaching nearly 24 million combined futures and options contracts. YTD category increases include: Total Ag Futures (up 19%), Currency Futures (up 31%), and Total Futures (up 20%); options increases are Ag Options (up 44%), Currency Options (up 15%), and Total Options (up 42%).
Individual product increases (YTD):
-Sugar No. 11sm (symbol SB) futures contract (up 26%) and Sugar No. 11 options (up 128%)
-U.S. Dollar Index® (symbol DX) futures (up 39%) and options (up 8%)
-Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (symbol OJ) futures (up 19%)
-Cocoa (symbol CC) futures (up 18%)
-Cotton No. 2sm (symbol CT) futures (up 14%)
-Coffee “C”® (symbol KC) futures (up 4%) and options (6%)
-Wood Pulp (symbol P) futures (up 35%)
Category YTD Volumes
|
|
2006 YTD |
2005 YTD |
% Increase |
|
Total Ag Futures |
15,324,828 |
12,870,821 |
19% |
|
Total Ag Options |
5,979,279 |
4,144,950 |
44% |
|
Total Currency Futures |
1,967,808 |
1,498,619 |
31% |
|
Total Futures |
17,769,562 |
14,831,832 |
20% |
|
Total Options |
6,112,967 |
4,293,018 |
42% |
|
Total Futures & Options |
23,882,529 |
19,124,850 |
25% |
Individual Product YTD Volumes
|
|
2006 YTD |
2005 YTD |
% Increase |
|
Sugar No. 11 Futures |
8,211,887 |
6,500,862 |
26% |
|
Sugar No. 11 Options |
3,402,638 |
1,489,564 |
128% |
|
US Dollar Index Futures |
662,463 |
476,288 |
39% |
|
US Dollar Index Options |
25,132 |
23,244 |
8% |
|
FCOJ Futures |
499,563 |
420,339 |
19% |
|
Cotton Futures |
2,631,744 |
2,310,345 |
14% |
|
Cocoa Futures |
1,574,692 |
1,329,400 |
18% |
|
Coffee “C” Futures |
2,329,937 |
2,235,606 |
4% |
|
Wood Pulp Futures |
13,684 |
10,158 |
35% |
The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is New York’s original futures exchange, where the world trades food, fiber and financial products. For well over a century, the New York Board of Trade has provided reliability, integrity and security in a global marketplace for cocoa, coffee, cotton, ethanol, orange juice, wood pulp and sugar, as well as currency and index futures and options. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com. To learn more about New York Board of Trade Futures & Options for Kids, the Exchange’s non-profit group, please go to www.futuresandoptionsforkids.org.
