Gold Contract Launch - Short-Term Options |
Effective trade date Monday, July 18, 2011, the Exchange will list L01-L31: NYMEX Short-Term Gold Options contracts for trading on CME Globex and the New York trading floor, and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort.
On the evening preceding each trade date, a new contract with a five-business-day expiration will list with a ticker symbol coinciding with the expiration date. As each contract expires, a new one expiring five business days thereafter will be listed in its place. A listing will be skipped if its expiration date coincides with that of an associated monthly options contract.
For rates and fees, read Special Executive Report 5803
The contract is listed with COMEX, and subject to the rules and regulations of COMEX and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
For more information, please contact Robert Biolsi, +1 212 299 2610.
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Gold Policies – CME Clearing Accepts Gold as Collateral |
CME Clearing offers an enhanced Performance Bond Collateral schedule that allows firms to post physical gold to CME Clearing to cover non-segregated (NSEG) Performance Bond requirements. For more information, please visit the links below:
Visit www.cmegroup.com/goldmargin
Visit www.cmegroup.com/metals
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Platinum Records – Options Open Interest, Volume Climb to New Heights |
Open interest in Platinum Options has witnessed another two weeks of record-breaking growth into July, with six more new records culminating in a high of 24,666 contracts on July 6, 2011, a 98 percent increase over the record of 12,449 contracts set only two months prior on May 3, 2011. A new record volume of 3,000 contracts traded, meanwhile, was reached on June 20, 2011.
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Palladium Records – Options Open Interest Surges |
Palladium Options saw open interest set four new records coming into July, with a high of 8,604 contracts attained as of July 1, 2011, replacing the record of 7,585 contracts set on Feb. 15, 2011.
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Wednesday, July 20 |
DETAILS |
Please join us for an information session on our Cleared OTC London Gold Forward contract.
Agenda
- Product Offering
- New Requirements
- LGF Settlement and Delivery
- Third Party Services
- CME ClearPort Demonstration
- Clearing Messages, Data Files & Reports
- SPAN and Back Office Reports
- Daily MTM Valuation & Final Settlements
Speakers
Patricia Cauley, Director of Metals Products, CME Group
Brian Sayers, Associate Director of Clearing Operations, CME Group
Register today.
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WHEN
Wednesday, July 20
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET
WHERE
CME Group
NYMEX World Headquarters
First Floor Museum
One North End Avenue
New York NY
Map
RSVP
to Alecia Schuenemann
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Access Monthly Metals Update - Chart Book |
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Professional Metals Market Commentary on www.cmegroup.com |
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