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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...
CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 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, February 13, 2013. Open Interest for NYMEX WTI reached 1,665,014 contracts, compared to 1,664,400 on May 11, 2011, the last record for this contract. This comes shortly after NYMEX Brent (BZ) has hit multiple trading volume records and...
BOSTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomas Mielke, editor-in-chief of OIL WORLD publications, and Bluford (Blu) Putnam, chief economist at CME Group, have confirmed that they will attend and speak at the 8(th) annual Soy & Grain Trade Summit, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis, Minn., October 21-23, 2013. Mielke will present his Global Protein Meal and Veg Oil Outlook, which focuses on supply and demand forecasts, pricing, competition with other row crops,...
LONDON, Jan. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's European clearing house, today announced that it has added two new over-the-counter (OTC) European natural gas forward contracts for clearing: the United Kingdom (UK) National Balancing Point (NBP) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract and the Netherlands (NL) Title Transfer Facility (TTF) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract. These contracts will be listed for clearing on CME ClearPort...
CHICAGO, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CME Group released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that Commissioner Jill Sommers will be leaving the agency this year. "We commend Jill Sommers for her service to the CFTC and the global derivatives industry. Commissioner Sommers has been a tenacious and effective advocate for preserving the competitiveness of U.S. markets, both in her thoughtful approach to...
CHICAGO, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a record in daily trading volume for its NYMEX Brent (BZ) crude oil futures contract. These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX. Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures trading volumes jumped yesterday to 30,250 contracts, a 38 percent increase over the previous record of 21,997 set on August 8, 2012. CME Group has seen strong...
LONDON, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's European clearing house, today announced that it has added two new over-the-counter (OTC) Iron Ore contracts for clearing: Iron Ore 62% CFR China Calendar Swaps and Iron Ore 62% CFR China Average Price Options beginning Monday, 10 December 2012 subject to regulatory approval. This expansion of products is in line with CME Clearing Europe's commitment to helping customers manage their risk associated with China's...
