Historical Year Data · 2008

Gold Futures Open Interest in 2008

Gold Futures Open Interest opened 2008 at 558,309 and closed at 300,448, a -46.19% move for the year. The high of 593,953 was reached on January 15, and the low of 261,001 on December 9.

Open

558,309

2008-01

300,448

52 data points

High

593,953

Jan 15

Low

261,001

Dec 9

Full Year Change

-46.19%

2007 Change

+53.29%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	558,309	522,142	593,953	522,142	-6.48%
Feb	495,139	495,102	495,139	475,749	-0.01%
Mar	486,992	452,193	489,055	452,193	-7.15%
Apr	399,393	429,670	429,670	399,393	+7.58%
May	433,741	430,961	453,084	430,961	-0.64%
Jun	398,441	401,226	401,226	390,471	+0.70%
Jul	434,024	446,013	483,920	434,024	+2.76%
Aug	408,430	380,766	408,430	365,611	-6.77%
Sep	382,329	336,598	393,814	336,598	-11.96%
Oct	329,480	313,709	329,480	313,709	-4.79%
Nov	303,908	276,567	303,908	276,567	-9.00%
Dec	264,796	300,448	300,448	261,001	+13.46%

Events During 2008

2008 Financial Crisis

Deflation

September 2007 – March 2009

The 2008 Financial Crisis remains the deepest and most instructive market event of the 21st century. Subprime losses cascaded through leveraged balance sheets, froze interbank lending, and forced unprecedented central bank intervention.

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