The Chicago Board of Trade, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that volume for November reached a record 83,596,033 contracts, an increase of 38 percent over November 2005. November’s average daily volume (ADV) also set a new monthly record, with 3,980,763 contracts trading each day, up 38 percent from the same month last year. ADV on the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform was 2,937,580 contracts in November, a 50 percent increase compared with November 2005.
The Chicago Board of Trade announced that the Exchange reached its highest daily trading volume in its 158-year history on November 29. Total Exchange volume was 7,791,833 contracts, surpassing the previous all-time record of 6,522,607 contracts set on August 29, 2006.
The Chicago Board of Trade today announced the successful launch of new process and delivery enhancements to its Metals complex that are designed to facilitate trading and bring new efficiency to the metals marketplace.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to establish clearing services for two new over-the-counter (OTC) Ethanol Calendar Swap contracts. The new products, which will include contracts for both forward and previous month calendar swaps, will be based on the price of CBOT Ethanol futures contracts. Scheduled to be introduced on December 4, 2006, CBOT Ethanol Swap contracts are the first exchange-cleared OTC products to be specifically tailored for use in the ethanol industry.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced that it successfully launched open auction trading of its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures contracts. The contracts now trade side-by-side on the Exchange’s electronic trading platform and open auction arena. On the first day of trading, Gold and Silver options open auction volume totaled 381 contracts.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that October’s volume was 66,975,744 contracts, an increase of 35 percent over October 2005. Volume for the month averaged 3,044,352 contracts per day, up 29 percent from the same month last year. Average daily volume (ADV) on the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform was 2,099,914 contracts in October, a 29 percent increase compared with October of 2005.
The Chicago Board of Trade announced today that beginning on November 6, it will offer its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures contracts via open auction trading, listing them “side-by-side” electronic trading in the contracts. Currently, the CBOT’s Metals options contracts are only available for trading via the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform.
CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade, announced today that revenue for the third quarter 2006 increased 45 percent to $163.0 million compared with $112.2 million in the third quarter of 2005.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and CBOT Holdings, Inc. today announced they have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two organizations to create the most extensive and diverse global derivatives exchange.
The Chicago Board of Trade today announced that its Agricultural complex set a volume record yesterday for the second time this month. The new record, 976,685 contracts, surpassed the previous high mark of 929,546 contracts set on October 5, 2006.
