Open interest closed at 82,185 contracts across the suite of products on Friday 17 April. This is 3,697 contracts above the previous record set in August 2018.
Whole Milk Powder (WMP) Futures & Options open interest also reached new highs with a new record open interest at 57,817 contracts on Friday. WMP’s top five open interest days have now all occurred in April 2020 with last week accounting for the top three.
Monthly volumes continue on the growth trajectory seen in Q1. On Wednesday, month to date trading volumes exceeded total April 2019 full month volumes, finishing at 25,918 lots on Friday.
Increased volatility and uncertainty in future prices are seeing more users than ever access NZX dairy derivatives markets.