Article: Open interest in feeder cattle futures at Chicago Mercantile Exchange increase 47.8 percent over last year.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Open interest in the cash settled feeder cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) totaled 11,682 contracts at the close of trading yesterday. The figure represents an increase of 47.8 percent compared with open interest last year, when the contract was settled by physical delivery.

Joseph Miller, CME board member and chairman of the exchange's live and feeder cattle committees, said: "The new cash settlement concept appears to be well-received by the industry, as witnessed by recent volume and open interest increases in feeder cattle futures."

Cash settlement replaces the physical delivery settlement ...

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