Open interest in the July canola contract was recorded at 34,967 on May 3, 2000 up 18% compared to the previous record of 29,630 set on April 27, 2000.
An open interest record for options of 25,490 occurred on May 25, 2000. The previous record for total open interest of 24,311contracts was set on September 29, 1999. The record was initially broken on May 12th, 2000 at 24,638 contracts and has been building to the new high.
WCE provides the world's premier price discovery and risk management tools for canola. Canola is the most actively traded commodity on WCE and has been trading since 1963; options on canola futures have been available since 1991.
WCE trades futures contracts in: canola, western barley, flaxseed, oats, feed wheat and field peas; and options contracts in: canola, flaxseed, feed wheat and western barley.
Established in 1887, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange is a not-for-profit organization providing financial instruments for price discovery and the transference of risk in an efficient and open manner.
