CHICAGO (Commodity Online): CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace,has announced that it had reached five consecutive daily open interest records for its benchmark Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract. These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX.
Trading Date Open Interest
Thurs., Jan. 12 1,115,469 contracts
Wed., Jan. 11 1,112,288 contracts
Tues., Jan. 10 1,096,284 contracts
Mon., Jan.9 1,079,161 contracts
Fri., Jan. 6 1,064,301 contracts
To date, Henry Hub Natural Gas futures have set a total of six new open interest records since the start of 2012, including a Wed., Jan. 12 record of 1,033,447 contracts.
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