Market Data Advisory Notices
To | Quote Vendors
From | Market Data Operations
Subject | Group to Expand Carvill Hurricane Binary Options – Effective August 25, 2008
Notice Date | 2008-08-14
Notice Number | Q2008-160
Effective Date | 2008-08-25
Date: August 14, 2008 Notice #: Q2008-160 Subject: CME Group to Expand Carvill Hurricane Binary Options – Effective August 25, 2008 Due to customer demand, CME Group will expand hurricane binary options to include named storms, effective August 25, 2008, in both the Eastern U.S. and Cat-In-A-Box regions. As with existing hurricane binary options, the trading venue is pit only. The table below lists the currently listed underlying hurricane futures and the corresponding new binary option:
Eastern US Options | Cat-In-A-Box Options
Named Storm | Underlying | Binary | Underlying | Binary
Arthur* | HX1 | X12 | HP1 | P12
Bertha* | HX2 | X22 | HP2 | P22
Cristobal* | HX3 | X32 | HP3 | P32
Dolly* | HX4 | X42 | HP4 | P42
Edouard* | HX5 | X52 | HP5 | P52
Fay | HX6 | X62 | HP6 | P62
Gustav | HX7 | X72 | HP7 | P72
Hanna | HX8 | X82 | HP8 | P82
Ike | HX9 | X92 | HP9 | P92
Josephine | HX0 | X02 | HP0 | P02
Kyle | HG1 | G1B | HS1 | S12
Laura | HG2 | G2B | HS2 | S22
Marco | HG3 | G3B | HS3 | S32
Nana | HG4 | G4B | HS4 | S42
Omar | HG5 | G5B | HS5 | S52
Paloma | HG6 | G6B | HS6 | S62
Rene | HG7 | G7B | HS7 | S72
Sally | HG8 | G8B | HS8 | S82
Teddy | HG9 | G9B | HS9 | S92
Vicky | HG0 | G0B | HS0 | S02
Wilfred | HF1 | F12 | HN1 | NH1
Alpha | HF2 | F22 | HN2 | NH2
Beta | HF3 | F32 | HN3 | NH3
Gamma | HF4 | F42 | HN4 | NH4
Delta | HF5 | F52 | HN5 | NH5
Epsilon | HF6 | F62 | HN6 | NH6
Zeta | HF7 | F72 | HN7 | NH7
Eta | HF8 | F82 | HN8 | NH8
Theta | HF9 | F92 | HN9 | NH9
Iota | HF0 | F02 | HN0 | NH0
*Hurricane has already occurred and is expired