Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Posts More Canola Futures Open Interest Records

A new open interest record for Nov canola futures contracts of 45,967 was set at Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) this week. This level goes into the books as the all-time record for any WCE futures contract. The previous record of 45, 414 contracts was reached for the July canola contract on May 24, 2001.

Volume and open interest records are posted on the WCE website at http://www.wce.mb.ca/market/_activepages/market.htm.

WCE trades futures contracts in: canola, canola meal (June 26, 2001), western barley, flaxseed, feed wheat and field peas; and options contracts in: canola, flaxseed, feed wheat and western barley.

Established in 1887, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange provides financial instruments for price discovery and the transference of risk in an efficient and open manner.