The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. announced that open interest of Gold Rolling Spot futures contract was 110,694 contracts at the close of the August 19 sessions rising above 110,000 contracts for the first time. This renewed an all-time high marked on August 16, 2016 at 108,897 contracts.
Gold Rolling Spot futures was launched on May 7, 2015. It has quickly become one of the most active contracts at TOCOM following its unique attributes, such as the lack of a maturity date, which may have attracted investors in foreign exchange and other financial products that do not mature.
Gold Rolling Spot Volume and Open Interest (May 7, 2015-August 19, 2016)