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Published in Business and Finance on Wednesday, April 10th 2013 at 12:00 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
CME Group Announces Daily Volume Record in Short-Dated New Crop Corn Options -- CHICAGO, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
CHICAGO, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it reached a daily volume record for its [ Short-Dated New Crop Corn options ] on Monday, April 8. Volume reached a record 7,733 contracts for Short-Dated New Crop Corn Options, surpassing the previous record of 6,505 contracts on January 4, 2013.
Additionally, combined open interest for Short-Dated New Crop Corn and Soybean options surpassed 100,000 contracts for the first time on April 8, and ended trading with 101,472 contracts on Tuesday, April 9.
[ Short-Dated New Crop Options ] on CBOT Corn, Soybeans and Wheat expire earlier than traditional new crop options and were first introduced in 2012.
These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of CBOT.
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