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Trade War

The trade war affects how and what you trade. Stay ahead of market-moving events with insights, analysis, and tools from CME Group.

Trade war insights

Products

Strategic insights to impacted markets

CME Group weekly options have seen tremendous growth during 2019. As traders work to manage short-term event risk around negotiations, decisions, and tariffs, weekly options provide the precision and flexibility you need. 

Weekly Ags options reached record average daily volume in June, while weekly options in Interest Rates, Equity Indices and Energy were all among the top-traded products in the same month.

Find a weekly options contract to help you manage risk around trade war events.

Continued Growth in Weekly Options

  • Commodity Weekly Options ADV has surged over the last few years as traders utilize these products to manage their risk
  • Weekly Ags options reached record average daily volume in June, while weekly options in Interest Rates, Equity Indices and Energy were all among the top-traded products in the same month.

As you prepare to handle event risk around the trade wars, short-term options offer a strong risk management strategy for high-impact events.

Education

Dive deeper into trading around event risk

Key economic events

Learn how economic events can move markets and what to watch to make the most of your trading strategy.

Strangles

Get an overview of strangles as a trading strategy for options, including benefits of the strategy and more.

Straddles

Look at straddles as a strategy for trading options in volatile or stagnate markets.

CME Institute

Start learning about the futures and options markets with courses designed to help you at each stage of your trading journey.

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