Historical Year Data · 2008

Copper Futures Open Interest in 2008

Copper Futures Open Interest opened 2008 at 75,606 and closed at 74,252, a -1.79% move for the year. The high of 111,367 was reached on July 1, and the low of 69,033 on December 9.

Open

75,606

2008-01

74,252

52 data points

High

111,367

Jul 1

Low

69,033

Dec 9

Full Year Change

-1.79%

2007 Change

+2.69%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	75,606	89,706	89,706	75,606	+18.65%
Feb	90,375	101,872	101,872	88,310	+12.72%
Mar	101,867	97,323	103,107	97,323	-4.46%
Apr	101,860	104,206	107,654	101,860	+2.30%
May	99,434	98,441	101,017	97,799	-1.00%
Jun	97,981	109,496	109,496	96,229	+11.75%
Jul	111,367	108,234	111,367	105,627	-2.81%
Aug	110,205	87,899	110,205	87,899	-20.24%
Sep	77,739	78,214	78,214	74,489	+0.61%
Oct	80,024	79,285	83,603	79,285	-0.92%
Nov	77,976	72,372	80,583	72,372	-7.19%
Dec	70,029	74,252	74,252	69,033	+6.03%

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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