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April 2008 Monthly Agricultural Grain Update
An up-to-date, graphical overview of CBOT Agricultural futures and Options trading activity including volume and open interest charts, hourly volumes,and electronic vs. open outcry comparisons.


New Electronic Trading Hours for Legacy-CBOT Agricultural Products
Effective January 13, 2008, legacy-CBOT agricultural products will transition from e-cbot to the CME Globex electronic trading platform. With this transition, electronic trading of these futures and options contracts will open 30 minutes earlier at 6:00 p.m. and will open on a simultaneous, rather than staggered, basis.11.05.07
Extended Hours and Lower Exchange Fees for Mini-Ag Contracts
Beginning November 9, 2007, CME Group's electronically traded Mini-sized Soybeans, Mini-sized Corn and Mini-sized Wheat futures are available when you are - during Asian and European daytime market hours and now during primary U.S. market hours, side-by-side with the trading floor. Increasing accessibility to a global marketplace. Driving liquidity.01.04.08

Learn to understand the ins and outs of the agricultural market! Differences between cash and futures, margins, speculators, hedgers, and types of orders are all covered. Find out about technical market analysis - and even how to open a trading account!

Learn the fundamentals of agricultural options including terminology, concepts, pricing and strategies through this interactive tutorial. Find out what has made the agricultural options markets grow to be a successful component of the futures industry since 1984 by exploring the advantages and disadvantages of both risk management and trading strategies using commodity options.




 Product
Month
Price
Change
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08Jul
598'4
8'6  
08Jul
1333'0
16'0  
08Jul
62.10
1.15  
08Jul
327.8
4.7  
 
08Jul
757'0
21'0  
08Jul
389'0
7'4  
08Jul
2'520
0'005  
08Jul
20.850
0.320  
08Dec
625'6
7'6  
08Nov
1334'0
21'0  
08Jul
757'4
20'4  
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