Trading Hours Recently Reduced; Expected to Increase Liquidity
New trading hours in the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and Kansas City Board of Trade (KCBT) are expected to improve liquidity and market performance. Liquidity allows soybean traders to move in and out of markets more freely. And with fewer trading hours, the volume of buyers and sellers will be more highly concentrated.
Beginning April 8, trading hours in the CBOT grain and oilseed and KCBT wheat markets will be reduced from 21 hours to 17½ hours. More than 4,000 ...
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