Furthermore, open interest in the U.S. Treasury futures suite at the exchange also set a new record on November 12, with a total of 71,297 contracts in open interest. The previous record, set on November 10, was 70,096 contracts. Open interest represents the number of open positions in a futures or options contract.
# 5 year U.S. Treasury Future:
- New Record: November 15, 2004 - Market Share 11 percent
- Previous Record: October 26, 2004 - Market Share 7 percent