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S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index Futures
These are the first comprehensive financial tools that make it possible to trade U.S. housing values in a centralized marketplace. They extend to the $21 trillion housing industry the same tools for risk management and investment that previous CME Group innovations have brought to agriculture and finance. These products also provide a way to: 

  • Hedge values in down markets
  • Take advantage of profit opportunities stemming from price fluctuations in all types of markets


You can trade CSI futures on the following U.S. cities:

Boston Los Angeles San Francisco
Chicago Miami Washington, D.C
Denver New York Composite index of all 10 cities
Las Vegas San Diego

 

Things to know:

  • Products are based on the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price and Composite Indices (CSI)
    • These indices use a repeat sales pricing technique to measure housing markets
  • You can trade futures out 60 months to ensure sufficient protection and long-term opportunity
  • Expirations vary. Contracts extending out:
    • 18 months are listed on a quarterly cycle of Feb, May, Aug and Nov.
    • 19 to 36 months out are listed on a biannual cycle of May and Nov
    • 37 to 60 months out are listed on an annual cycle of Nov
  • You can view free real-time prices on our Web site
  • Contracts trade electronically on the CME Globex platform
    • Accessible virtually around the clock, around the world
    • Complete price transparency and anonymity
  • Block trades available
  • CME Clearing clears all trades and guarantees counterparty creditworthiness