CME Power Contracts Cross 1B MWh Open Interest

Derivatives marketplace CME Group saw more than one billion Megawatt hours open interest for its power contracts.

Derivatives marketplace CME Group saw more than one billion Megawatt hours (MWh) open interest for its power contracts, Mondo Visione reports. The group’s power contracts set a new open interest record on Friday with 1,001,362,363 futures positions.

CME’s options contracts stretching over several months, and calendar spread options are reported to have accelerated investor interest. The group’s power contracts are listed with the New York Mercantile Exchange and are subject to the exchange’s regulatory rules.

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