Euronext.liffe’s Cocoa futures contract set a new traded volume record of 107,038 contracts, almost double the previous highest volume of 59,172 contracts set on 7 March 2002.
Cocoa Options also had a record trading day, recording a volume of 33,410 contracts thereby eclipsing the previous record of 9,125 contracts set on 7 October 2002.
The Commodity Products portfolio also set a new futures open interest record as of the close of business 3 November, with total open positions standing at over 450,215 contracts.
Euronext.liffe lists a broad range of Commodity Products which include Cocoa, Robusta Coffee, White Sugar, Feed Wheat, Milling Wheat, Rapeseed, Corn & Potatoes.
The products are actively traded by a diverse range of participants, including producers, exporters, trade-houses, processors and manufacturers as well as by managed funds and both institutional and short-term investors.
Free 15-minute delayed futures prices are available at www.liffe-commodities.com
Euronext.liffe is the derivatives business of Euronext, comprising the Amsterdam, Brussels, LIFFE, Lisbon and Paris derivatives markets. Business worth over €1,500 billion is traded through Euronext.liffe every day, making it the world's second largest derivatives exchange, by value of transacted business. Euronext.liffe is creating a single market for derivatives, by bringing all its derivatives products together on a single electronic trading platform, LIFFE CONNECT®. The replacement of multiple trading venues with a single market will make cross-border trading easier and cheaper. For further information on Euronext.liffe please visit www.liffe.com and www.euronext.com