The Chicago Board of Trade today announced its Agricultural complex set an all-time volume record yesterday. The new record of 929,546 contracts surpassed the previous high of 869,005 contracts set on February 22, 2005.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that its Full-sized (100 oz.) Gold futures contract surpassed a market share milestone of 60 percent on October 2, capturing 64 percent of all listed Gold futures traded in North America that day.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced that trading of its Full-sized (100 oz.) Gold Futures contract reached an all-time high yesterday, as volume surpassed 70,000 for the first time. The new record of 72,193 contracts tops the previous high mark of 69,432 contracts set on September 11, 2006.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that volume during the third quarter of 2006 was 199,266,877 contracts, an increase of 21 percent over the third quarter of 2005. Volume for the third quarter averaged 3,162,966 contracts per day, up 23 percent from the same period last year. Average daily volume (ADV) on the Exchange’s e-cbot electronic trading platform was 2,232,091 in the third quarter, a 31 percent increase compared with the third quarter of 2005.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced the successful launch of its new futures contract based on the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index (DJ-AIGCISM). The new Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index Excess Return (DJ-AIG ER) futures contract was developed at the request of market participants who sought an exchange-traded instrument that provides diverse, global commodities exposure.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that volume in its Agricultural products continues to grow, as the Exchange experienced its third best trading day for the complex on Thursday, September 28. A total of 781,713 Ag futures and options contracts changed hands at the CBOT that day.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that its 5-year Swap futures contracts established a new volume record on Tuesday, as trading surpassed the 20,000 contract mark for the first time. The new record, 20,360 contracts, was 52 percent greater than the previous record – 13,385 contracts set on December 2, 2005. Volume in the Exchange’s 10-year Swap futures was 22,861 contracts yesterday.
Singapore Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) are pleased to commence the first day of trade for the Joint Asian Derivatives Exchange (JADE) today. JADE, a market division of SGX Derivatives Trading Ltd, launches its debut in commodities futures trading with TSR 20 Rubber Futures Contract.
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) announced today that it plans to expand the availability of its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures by listing the contracts on its open auction trading floor, side-by-side with the e-cbot® electronic trading platform, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006. Currently, the contracts trade exclusively on e-cbot, the Exchange’s electronic trading platform.
The London Stock Exchange today announced that it will launch a new market segment for Exchange Traded Commodities. The market segment, the first of its kind in the world, will contain 32 exchange traded commodities and commodity indices, including 29 issued tomorrow by ETF Securities Ltd.
