The Chicago Board of Trade announced yesterday that it has already set a new record for annual trading volume.

The CBOT’s new volume record surpasses the previous record of 674,671,393 contracts, set in 2005, with 38 trading days left in the year.

CBOT president and CEO Bernard Dan said, “It is a testament to the exchange’s liquid, transparent markets that CBOT volume has already overtaken last year’s record. Consistent volume gains across our agricultural, financial, metals and equity index product groups can be directly attributed to our unwavering commitment to delivering products and services that meet the needs of our global customer base.”

“While electronic trading of metals futures and daytime electronic trading of agricultural contracts helped drive volume gains through the year, this milestone confirms that market participants continue to be attracted to the various trading opportunities available at the CBOT,” Dan added.