Silver Open Interest Passes 102,000

Open interest in silver increased nearly 1,000 contracts today to 102,604.

Daily Settlements for Silver Futures (FINAL) Trade Date: 10/18/2011
Month	Open	High	Low	Last	Change	Settle	Estimated Volume	Prior Day Open Interest
OCT 11	30.650	30.850	30.650	-	+.010	31.801	26	127
NOV 11	31.790	32.030	30.615	-	+.007	31.809	64	84
DEC 11	31.850	32.120	30.370	-	+.010	31.831	47,769	60,501
JAN 12	31.925	32.070	30.690	-	+.010	31.851	52	199
MAR 12	31.800	32.115	30.500	-	+.010	31.874	2,205	10,991
MAY 12	31.510	31.510	31.020	-	+.012	31.897	171	3,033
JLY 12	30.980	30.980	30.980	-	+.012	31.909	181	2,440
SEP 12	31.650	31.880	31.180	-	+.014	31.905	433	1,022
DEC 12	30.500	31.985	30.500	-	+.017	31.907	456	10,813
JAN 13	-	-	-	-	+.017	31.888	-	1
MAR 13	-	-	-	-	+.017	31.849	1	751
MAY 13	-	-	-	-	+.017	31.810	-	140
JLY 13	-	-	-	-	+.017	31.763	19	2,297
DEC 13	-	-	-	-	+.017	31.687	18	7,866
JLY 14	-	-	30.880A	-	+.012	31.508	-	262
DEC 14	-	-	-	-	+.012	31.422	3	1,320
JLY 15	-	-	-	-	+.007	31.177	-	190
DEC 15	-	-	-	-	+.057	31.052	-	540
JLY 16	-	-	-	-	+.057	30.827	-	27
Total							51,398	102,604