NYBOT's Coffee Futures Contract Breaks Open Interest Record

The Coffee "C" futures market at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world's leading "soft" commodities exchange, broke an all-time open interest record of 83,009 contracts on October 24, 2003. The old record, 82,088 contracts, was set on April 15, 2003.

NYBOT's coffee contract has five delivery months including March, May, July, September, and December. Each contract is for roughly 250 bags (or 37,500 pounds) of washed arabica coffee produced in nineteen countries throughout Central and South America, Asia and Africa.

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) is the parent company of the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange, Inc. (CSCE) and the New York Cotton Exchange (NYCE). Through its two exchanges, NYBOT offers an expanding range of agricultural and financial products. Information about the New York Board of Trade can be found at www.nybot.com and www.nybotlive.com.