- 26 Oct 2020
- By CME Group
Since launching on September 21, South American Soybean futures volume has continued to grow. A month into trading, open interest has reached over 300 contracts and average daily volume (ADV) has increased to 102 contracts. Market participants from across the globe have started to capitalize on trading opportunities provided by this new contract.
Benefits include:
- A more effective hedge for South American producers, exporters, and importers of Brazilian soybeans ‒ as it reflects export price at the Port of Santos
- An opportunity to trade the spread between North American and South American soybeans, and effectively, the South American soybean basis
- Available for screen trading on CME Globex or block trade reporting via CME ClearPort
Source: CME Group
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Source: USDA
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Data as of October 10, 2020, unless otherwise specified.
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