NYMEX Sets Crude Oil Futures Open Interest Records

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that its crude oil futures contract reached record open interest levels for the third consecutive day.

Yesterday, open interest peaked at 1,487,122 contracts, after setting records on June 28 and 29, surpassing the previous records of 1,449,707 contracts set on June 14.