“Our new €STR options will help clients more precisely manage their risk as expectations around European interest rate decisions continue to shift. This launch is the next step in the development of our robust €STR marketplace and builds on the growing liquidity and participation in our €STR futures.”
“Year-to-date, 24% of Bitcoin and Ether futures volume at CME Group has been transacted from the EMEA region, and we continue to develop additional tools for clients there to hedge their crypto portfolios and express or take a view on potential market moves.”
“Our new U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures will bring clients the speed and precision they need to manage risk and pursue opportunities in the market, while gaining capital efficiencies through portfolio margining.”
“By increasing capital efficiencies for our clearing members who trade both cash and futures, this new Treasury cross-margining arrangement with DTCC builds on the benefits provided through our 20-year partnership and will contribute to an even more efficient U.S. Treasury marketplace, one of the most important, actively traded markets in the world.”
Interest Rate and Metals products in LATAM also experienced substantial growth, up by 27% and 24%, respectively.
These options are increasingly used for hedging against immediate exposures linked to major economic indicators like the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Federal Reserve meetings, and unemployment reports. The introduction of daily expiries throughout the trading week offers clients heightened flexibility. This change allows for more precise portfolio tuning and better management of macroeconomic risks.
“We are pleased with the ongoing growth of our SOFR complex, which now exceeds the highest annual ADV that Eurodollar futures and options reached in their four-decade history.”
The merger of these NDF liquidity pools is expected to enhance market efficiency substantially and reinforce EBS’s position as a premier source of centralized liquidity and price discovery for NDFs. The platform currently allows customers to trade 1-month Asian NDFs, LatAm NDFs, and African NDFs.
Binance was the largest derivatives exchange by monthly volume, trading $1.26 trillion. However, OKX and Bybit outperformed other exchanges, recording increases of 53.8% and 42.9%, respectively.
“Given his skillful leadership and unparalleled knowledge of our business, Terry is uniquely qualified to continue transforming our company for future success, while ensuring we maintain a strategic focus on generating new growth, delivering long-term value, and developing the next leaders of our organization.”
US derivatives exchange, CME Group today announced plans to introduce ‘CME FX Spot+’, a novel spot foreign exchange (FX) marketplace.
In November, CME Group €STR futures reached an average daily volume (ADV) of 17,000 contracts – with a single-day record of 39,836 contracts traded on November 10.
Move aims to provide market participants with enhanced risk management tools amid record volumes and volatility.
“Trading in spreads between SOFR futures and T-Bill futures will be an important tool in the toolkit, helping us efficiently hedge our risk in the asset class and provide greater liquidity to our clients.”
“Our new Micro Henry Hub futures and options contracts will provide global energy traders with additional flexibility to manage their natural gas exposure with precision.”
“A wide range of investors believe gold to be a safe-haven asset, especially in periods of volatility and economic and geopolitical uncertainty.”
“As we continue to see record risk transfer in the U.S. Treasury market, our new T-Bill futures will enable clients to hedge exposure to short-term debt with the same value proposition offered across our U.S. Treasury and SOFR complexes.”
Google Cloud received hundreds of entries in every geography around the world for the Financial Services Award category, reflecting the high standard of business excellence in this industry
“The S&P 500 is widely regarded as the best single gauge of the U.S. equity market and serves as the foundation for a wide range of liquid investment vehicles around the world.”
