CHICAGO, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the
world's leading and most diverse energy marketplace, today
announced it had reached three consecutive records in open interest
for its global benchmark Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) futures
contracts during the week of Monday, March
7.
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Trading Date
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Open Interest
Volume
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Friday, March 11
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1,605,830 contracts
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Thursday, March 10
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1,596,178 contracts
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Wednesday, March 9
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1,585,044 contracts
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Prior to last week, the previous record for WTI futures open
interest was 1,579,109 set on July 16,
2007.
CME Group NYMEX WTI is the largest, deepest and most liquid
global energy market benchmark, trading more than 1.1 million
futures and options contracts daily – on average more than double
the size of its nearest competitor.
CME Group Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) futures and options
contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX.
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SOURCE CME Group