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