NYMEX Sets Monthly Trading Record For Crude Oil Futures

Light, sweet crude oil futures trading set a monthly volume record in June on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., of 4,633,267 contracts, surpassing the previous record 4,552,910 contracts traded during January 2003.

Exchange Chairman Mitchell Steinhause said, "The performance of the light, sweet crude oil futures contract, with volume up 12% so far this year, stands as continued evidence that the marketplace increasingly relies on the price transparency and financial security of the Exchange, particularly during times of uncertainty in the energy markets."