A total of 21,861 futures and options contracts were traded. The previous highest total daily volume recorded under the electronic trading platform was 20,814 contracts, which was recorded two months ago on March 31, 2005.
Western Barley futures contract trade on May 31, 2005 is the second highest daily total volume for that contract. There were 8,544 Western Barley futures contracts traded today. The highest daily volume for Western Barley is 11,954 contracts which was recorded on March 31, 2005. The October 2005 Western Barley futures contract posted a record today for that Western Barley contract month, with 4,283 contracts traded. The previous volume record for October Western Barley futures was set on August 7, 2003 when 2,136 contracts were traded.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc., established in 1887, has been facilitating futures contract trading since 1904. WCE is Canada’s only agricultural futures and options exchange and the first commodity futures and options exchange in North America to fully convert from open outcry to electronic trading. WCE offers futures and options contracts on canola, flaxseed, domestic feed wheat, and western barley.
For more information on the Exchange, visit www.wce.ca
