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Appendix 5 – The Commission and the Industry We Regulate (continued)

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Notional Value of Futures/Option Open Contracts

For 2011, 0.5 increase for physical commodities and 1.0 increase for financial commodities. To date physical commodities has experienced price increases that would justify a higher percentage increase in notional value than for financial commodities.

Notional Value of Futures/Option Open Contracts
(Amount in Trillions)
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Est. 2013 Est.
Financial Commodities 18.7 15.5 22.6 37.3 36.9 42.1 41.2 28.3 32.2 33.5 34.5 34.5 34.5
Physical Commodities 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0
Total Commodities 18.8 15.7 22.8 37.7 37.7 43.3 43.0 29.7 34.1 36.0 37.5 37.5 37.5

 

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