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| Cleared OTC Calendar Swaps | Cleared OTC Options – Postponed |
| Corn Calendar Swap | Asian Corn Options |
| Soybean Calendar Swap | European Corn Options |
| Wheat Calendar Swap | Asian Wheat Options |
| European Wheat Options | |
| Asian Soybeans Options | |
| Cleared OTC Basis Swaps | European Soybeans Options |
| Eastern Nebraska Basis Swap | Asian Soybean Meal Options |
| Eastern South Dakota Basis Swap | European Soybean Meal Options |
| Northeastern Iowa Basis Swap | Asian Soybean Oil Options |
| Northwestern Iowa Basis Swap | European Soybean Oil Options |
| Southern Iowa Basis Swap | |
| Southern Minnesota Basis Swap |
Cleared OTC agricultural markets allow you to trade off-exchange through your preferred execution venue, negotiate your own prices, and then come to CME ClearPort to access significant risk management and financial benefits:
| • | Substantial mitigation of counterparty risk, through CME Clearing’s risk management procedures, including daily mark to market for option sellers |
| • | More efficient capital allocation, with multilateral netting and cross-margining (Cleared OTC Options contracts will have limited cross-margining initially, pending a 4d order from CFTC) |
| • | The protection of segregated customer funds and approximately $7B in financial safeguards |
| • | Neutral, independent valuations for accurate settlement prices |
| • | Operational efficiencies from straight-through processing, real-time trade confirmations and a standard messaging protocol |
| • | Instant access to a diverse mix of clearing services across asset classes |
About Cleared OTC Options - Postponed
To be available in both Asian and European-style and submitted through CME ClearPort, Cleared OTC options are privately negotiated transactions between an eligible buyer and an eligible seller that gives the buyer the right—but not the obligation—to buy or to sell the underlying asset at a later date at an agreed price. Previously announced to be available on August 24, 2009, we are postponing the launch as we continue to work with our regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to clarify requirements for non-commercial market participants in the cleared OTC agricultural options market. View CFTC Regulation 32.12(g) exemption eligibility requirements.
About Cleared OTC Basis Swaps
Basis swaps are privately negotiated cleared-only transactions submitted through CME ClearPort where one party agrees to receive a pre-negotiated fixed basis while the other party agrees to receive the basis differential between the cash price of a defined basis region and the referenced futures (floating rate).
About Cleared OTC Calendar Swaps
Calendar swaps are privately negotiated cleared-only transactions submitted through CME ClearPort where one party agrees to receive a pre-negotiated fixed price while the other party agrees to receive the average daily settlement price of the referenced commodity futures contract during the pre-negotiated month (floating rate).
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