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European Monthly Weather Heating Degree Day (HDD) 
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This product is geared to how much below 18 degrees Celsius the temperature in a given city in Europe averages in a given month. It provides a way to:

  • Protect revenues during times of depressed demand or excessive costs in months when consumers may use heating
  • Accept the risk of unfavorable or atypical weather in exchange for possible profit


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You can trade European Monthly HDD futures on the following cities:

Amsterdam Essen Paris
Barcelona London Rome
Berlin Madrid Stockholm
  Oslo  

 

Things to know:

  • You can trade contracts on 7 months: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
  • Traded electronically on the CME Globex platform
    • Accessible around the clock, around the world
    • Complete price transparency and anonymity
  • Each city has a distinct ticker code
  • Block trading available
  • CME Clearing clears and settles all trades and guarantees counterparty creditworthiness
    • Settlement is 2 business days following expiration
    • Cash-settled