Historical Year Data · 2009

WTI Futures Open Interest in 2009

WTI Futures Open Interest opened 2009 at 505,209 and closed at 503,092, a -0.42% move for the year. The high of 534,898 was reached on December 8, and the low of 467,656 on October 20.

Open

505,209

2009-01

503,092

23 data points

High

534,898

Dec 8

Low

467,656

Oct 20

Full Year Change

-0.42%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jul	505,209	505,209	505,209	505,209	+0.00%
Aug	524,418	495,186	524,418	495,186	-5.57%
Sep	488,023	482,793	508,147	480,700	-1.07%
Oct	497,226	482,705	497,226	467,656	-2.92%
Nov	485,613	476,162	511,518	476,162	-1.95%
Dec	493,332	503,092	534,898	493,332	+1.98%

Events During 2009

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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