“The addition of Tradelink LLC raises the number of Futures Commission Merchants that are Direct Access Trading Participants on WCE to 24”, said Will Hill, Senior Vice-President of the Exchange. “Each of these firms play an integral role in broadening the access to WCE’s contracts,” added Hill.
There are 58 companies and 16 individuals registered as Participants on WCE in various categories.
WCE became North America’s first commodity exchange to fully convert to an electronic trading platform when it launched its futures and options contracts for trading on an electronic platform commencing Monday, December 20, 2004.
Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc., established in 1887, has been facilitating futures contract trading since 1904. WCE is Canada’s only agricultural futures and options exchange and offers futures and options contracts on canola, flaxseed, domestic feed wheat, and western barley. For more information on the Exchange, visit www.wce.ca