Options--Average Monthend Open Interest and Estimated Number of
Contracts Traded by Major Groups, All Markets Combined from FY 1991
through FY 1997
|
Fiscal
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Oilseed
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Livestock
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Other
|
Energy/Wood
|
|
Financial
|
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Year
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Total
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Grain
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Products
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Products
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Agriculturals
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Products
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Metals
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Instruments
|
Currencies
|
Average Monthend Open Interest (In Contracts)
|
1991
|
2,658,330
|
193,450
|
121,364
|
82,750
|
254,257
|
258,729
|
179,192
|
1,134,565
|
437,023
|
1992
|
3,309,544
|
244,160
|
129,115
|
69,002
|
199,069
|
409,491
|
193,638
|
1,85,846
|
479,223
|
1993
|
4,071,770
|
207,013
|
176,840
|
63,572
|
205,258
|
504,284
|
224,006
|
2,155,422
|
535,375
|
1994
|
5,066,276
|
240,993
|
226,204
|
60,570
|
249,627
|
575,818
|
250,622
|
2,961,585
|
500,857
|
1995
|
5,439,631
|
347,911
|
185,995
|
73,286
|
375,506
|
429,094
|
312,488
|
3,285,354
|
429,997
|
1996
|
6,172,544
|
537,468
|
290,224
|
82,274
|
302,587
|
588,465
|
393,719
|
3,514,795
|
463,012
|
1997
|
6,776,923
|
490,022
|
298,053
|
98,806
|
342,980
|
771,012
|
444,618
|
3,920,519
|
410,913
|
Number of Contracts Traded
|
1991
|
60,325,530
|
2,632,788
|
2,544,475
|
1,029,810
|
2,554,945
|
5,546,785
|
2,586,765
|
33,673,427
|
9,756,535
|
1992
|
69,590,346
|
3,216,275
|
2,217,621
|
879,880
|
2,358,160
|
8,776,175
|
2,238,322
|
39,928,140
|
9.975,773
|
1993
|
76,864,511
|
2,567,946
|
3,040,439
|
694,040
|
2,695,427
|
9,041,386
|
2,704,674
|
46,814,005
|
9,307,594
|
1994
|
99,205,548
|
3,339,533
|
3,493,150
|
718,615
|
3,266,062
|
8,075,82
|
3,191,136
|
66,937,138
|
10,184,187
|
1995
|
95,406,042
|
4,310,729
|
3,140,330
|
768,488
|
4,224,315
|
6,460,990
|
3,302,548
|
65,502,601
|
7,696,041
|
1996
|
100,320,446
|
8,573,628
|
5,758,271
|
896,115
|
3,445,669
|
7,817,074
|
3,369,996
|
62,667,270
|
7,792,423
|
1997
|
105,141,954
|
6,963,377
|
6,249,498
|
960,394
|
3,837,325
|
9,575,254
|
2,757,964
|
69,337,931
|
5,460,211
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