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 New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for fourth-quarter 2006 effective Monday, Oct. 2, 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 New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Sept. 18-22
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.
