Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Sets Open Interest Record

Total open interest in Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE) futures and options contracts reached 153,220 contracts as at the close of business on May 31, 2007.

This level of open interest surpasses the previous WCE open interest record of 151,382 contracts which was recorded on March 21, 2001.

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 North America's first fully electronic commodity exchange. WCE offers futures and options contracts on canola, domestic feed wheat, and western barley.