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Whether you are a hedge fund managing risk from 30 days to 30 years, CME Group Interest Rate markets offer the most diverse suite of futures, options, and cleared OTC products offered on any exchange. With more than 40 million contracts outstanding in open interest, our Interest Rate products deliver greater capital efficiencies, plus the proven safety and security of CME Clearing. Please explore our interactive Interest Rate tools and free educational resources.

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LEADING PRODUCTS
      AVERAGE DAILY VOLUME OPEN INTEREST
Product Name (Futures Ticker) Options Ticker* Contract Size ADV Contracts Q1 2011 Percent Change from Q1 2010 Open Interest Contracts Q1 2011 Percent Change from Q1 2010
Gold Futures & Options (GC)¹ OG 100 troy ounces 231,372 0.1% 1,391,856 21.8%
Silver Futures & Options (SI)¹ SO 5,000 troy ounces 85,505 80.9% 313,012 32.7%
Copper Futures & Options (HG)¹ HX 25,000 troy ounces 45,010 13.7% 85,178 -18.6%
Platinum Futures & Options (PL)² PO 50 troy ounces 7,459 32.2% 38,860 -2.5%
Palladium Futures & Options (PA)² PAO 100 troy ounces 4,740 57.7% 25,808 10.8%

* Tickers displayed are CME Globex product codes.
1. These Metals contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of COMEX.
2. These Metals contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

 

Q1 Highlight: Iron Ore Average Price Options Available

On March 14, 2011, the Exchange listed two new Iron Ore average price options contracts for trading on the New York trading floor and for clearing through CME ClearPort. The contracts — Iron Ore 62 percent Fe, CFR China (PLATTS) and Iron Ore 62 percent Fe, CFR China (TSI) — are sized at 1,000 and 500 dry metric tons, respectively, and enhance the slate of bulk commodity risk-management tools, which also includes dry freight, metallurgic coal and steel.

The contracts are listed with NYMEX and are subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.

For more information, please visit www.cmegroup.com/ironore.

 

Metals Volume and Open Interest Continues to Rise

Hedge funds and other market participants around the globe continue to turn to our Metals futures market for liquidity, transparency, cost efficiency and lower tax rates during current economic conditions. Our Metals contracts set numerous volume and open interest records in Q1.

 

Three Ways To Access Opportunity

No matter your preferred venue or trading style, when you access our Metals products, your fund is protected by the mitigation of counterparty credit risk, which is the cornerstone of CME Group markets.

 

CME Globex

The most advanced and stable electronic derivatives trading platform in the world, CME Globex offers access to metals and other benchmark products with the speed and flexibility to support the most complex and demanding trading. Millisecond response time, price transparency, anonymity, reliability, market integrity and top-of-book, real-time market data translates to unmatched functionality and capacity, which enhanced by unparalleled customer support.

 

Trading Floor

Traditional open outcry trading of all our Metals contracts is available on our trading floor in New York. The trading floor is also host to our highest concentration of options trading.

 

CME ClearPort

CME ClearPort gives market participants unparalleled flexibility to conduct their own transactions OTC, negotiate their own prices and still take advantage of security, efficiency and confidence by submitting the transactions through CME ClearPort. Getting started to trade or submit transactions for clearing via CME ClearPort is easy. Once an account has been established with a COMEX clearing member, you simply complete the online registration form. Once approved, you'll be able to begin clearing OTC metals trades immediately.

 

 

For more information on our Metals products, visit cmegroup.com/metals.
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CME Group Hedge Fund Team

Tina Lemieux
Managing Director, Client Development & Sales - Hedge Funds
312 930 3151
tina.lemieux@cmegroup.com

Mark Thompson
Director, Client Development & Sales - Hedge Funds (U.S.)
212 299 2342
mark.h.thompson@cmegroup.com

Randy Warsager
Director, Client Development & Sales - Hedge Funds (U.S.)
212 299 2352
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Pierre Prunier
Director, Client Development & Sales - Hedge Funds (Asia)
+65 6593 5582
pierre.prunier@cmegroup.com