GLOBEX Advisory Notices
To | CME Globex Customers
From | CME Globex Account Management
Subject | European-Style CME FX Options Launch
Notice Date | 2006-06-29
Notice Number | 062906-1
Effective Date | 2006-07-30
Dear CME Globex Customers, Effective Sunday, July 30, 2006 (for trade date Monday, July 31), European-style options on the CME British Pound, CME Canadian Dollar and CME Swiss Franc futures will launch on the CME Globex platform. The European-style CME FX options will trade side-by-side on the trading floor and the CME Globex electronic trading platform. The American-style CME FX options are unchanged. This product line is extended with contract terms designed to appeal to over-the-counter (OTC) FX options market participants. By definition, European-style options are exercised at expiration only. These European-style CME FX options will be available for customer testing in the CME certification environment Sunday, July 16.
TICKER SYMBOLS FOR CME EUROPEAN-STYLE FX OPTIONS
CME FX CONTRACT | CME Globex SIDE BY SIDE SYMBOL | CME Globex Weekly Options Commodity Codes & Ticker Symbols
CME British Pound | XB | XB1-XB5
CME Canadian Dollar | XD | XD1-XD5
CME Swiss Franc | XS | XS1-XS5
Please contact Scott Brusso at 312.930.3133, Phil Harris at 312.454.5301, or Dave Schulz at 312.930.3426, CME Foreign Exchange, with any questions or concerns on the CME product launch. Thank you, CME ©2005 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME). All rights reserved. The Globe Logo, Globex®, and CME® are trademarks of CME