Now you can trade the dollar-denominated futures on the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average Index nearly around the clock, with expanded CME Globex trading hours. Under the contract's expanded hours, which went into effect Monday, April 12 - contracts are available for trading on the CME Globex platform from Sundays at 5:00 p.m.-Fridays at 3:15 p.m. (with a daily maintenance shutdown from 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.). With this change, the contracts are available for trading during open hours of the Japanese stock market.

The world's leading index providers
Our lineup includes the strongest representation of leading index providers available at any exchange: Standard & Poor's, NASDAQ, Dow Jones, MSCI, Nikkei and FTSE. On the floor and on CME Globex, every participant can execute complex strategies in deep, active liquidity pools without impacting the market.

Greater flexibility from options
A broad portfolio of equity index options offers greater access to benchmark indexes and a choice of active liquidity pools on CME Globex and on the floor. Execute complex strategies - from using box spreads as a short-term financing tool to tapping correlation opportunities - without impacting the market.

Depth of Book with Tight Spreads

*Data as of May 20, 2009.

Spread Trading Offers Smaller Margins, Less Direct Exposure