New York Mercantile Exchange set an open interest record on 24 May IN its gold futures contract. Open interest reached 423,183 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 417,316 contracts set on 28 February.
Open interest on Philadelphia Stock Exchange's recently launched dollar-settled world currency options on the Euro and Stirling surpassed 50,000 contracts for the first time.
Total volume in equity derivatives futures and options registered through Euronext Liffe's B-clear wholesale service passed the 100m mark for the first time on 25 May.
New York Board of Trade's electronic trading in the soft commodity futures contracts reached a new high of 193,695 contracts,...