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SINGAPORE and CHICAGO, May 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has expanded its centrally cleared, over-the-counter (OTC) agricultural swap offering through the introduction of a new U.S. dollar (USD)-denominated palm oil swap. Pending CFTC review, the new USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Calendar Swap will be available for clearing on CME ClearPort on June 3, and will be listed with and subject to the rules...
NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the first Ethanol Renewable Identification Number (RINs) futures contract was cleared yesterday over CME ClearPort. This trade was brokered by StarFuels Inc. "As the most actively traded market for North American gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel and ethanol futures contracts, our new RINs products make a good complement to our existing suite of services,"...
NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a record in open interest for its NYMEX WTI-Brent Crude Oil Spread Option contract (BV) yesterday, May 14. Open interest in NYMEX BV reached 126,675 contracts, compared to 123,075 on May 13, 2013, the last record for this contract. "The price spread between NYMEX WTI and Brent has come in considerably over the last few months, moving from over...
NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of nine new futures contracts for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs). These contracts will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. "With the recent increase in volatility in RINs prices, we've seen strong interest from our customers and other market participants for cost-effective ways to manage their risk in...
NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of a new physically delivered Silver (1,000 oz.) futures contract, scheduled to begin trading in June 2013. This contract will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX. "We're introducing our new 1,000-oz. silver futures contract in response to demand from our customers, who are increasingly looking for cost-effective...
Overall Metals Complex, Gold Futures, Gold Options and Copper Futures Set New Daily Volume Records CHICAGO, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that yesterday it reached multiple daily trading volume records across its metals complex, including a combined futures and options volume increase of 78 percent for its Metals Products asset class. On Monday, April 15, 2013, CME Group's metals complex...
Energy commodities portfolio to receive cash-settled mini Crude Oil futures contract that references the settlement price of CME Group's NYMEX Crude Oil futures contract SAO PAULO, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BM&FBOVESPA will launch a new cash-settled mini Crude Oil derivatives contract on June 21, based on the settlement price of CME Group's NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) futures contract. The new contract will be authorized for trading as of the August 2013 contract...
-Natural Gas Financial Futures on CME Globex Trade at Record Volumes NEW YORK, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it reached two consecutive records in open interest for its benchmark Henry Hub Natural Gas (NG) futures contract. Open interest for Henry Hub Natural Gas was 1,320,785 yesterday, March 18, and 1,316,945 on Friday, March 15. Friday's open interest was the first to break a new record...
NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced it reached a record in open interest for its global benchmark NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil (WTI) futures contracts yesterday, March 11, 2013. Open interest for NYMEX WTI reached 1,725,525 contracts, compared to 1,719,599 on March 7, 2013, the last record for this contract. This comes at the same time that NYMEX Brent (BZ) is trading at record levels. "This is...
CME Globex and floor hours to be reduced for both CBOT grain and oilseed and KCBT markets CHICAGO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will reduce grain and oilseed trading hours following comprehensive outreach to producers, commercial customers, traders and other industry participants who manage their risk in its markets. Pending CFTC review, trading in CBOT grain and oilseed and KCBT markets...
