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Dubai: The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) reported record crude futures transactions on June 19 for its recently launched WTI contract.
Approximately 3,500 contracts were traded, surpassing the previous record of 2,813 contracts by over 20 per cent. The average daily volumes traded were 1,306 contracts.
Since the launch of the WTI contracts, more than $3.07 billion of business has been transacted on the exchange, making the oil contract launch the most successful among other contracts traded.
"The launch and unparalleled success of our oil contracts demonstrates our commitment to providing market participants globally with a choice of where and how they manage their price exposure," said Malcolm Wall Morris, CEO of DGCX.
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