• Hurricane Binary Options

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      • 08-183
      • Notice Date
      • 26 August 2008
      • Effective Date
      • 26 August 2008
    • As a result of customer demand, yesterday, August 25, 2008, CME Group expanded hurricane binary options to include named storms, 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 following table lists the currently listed underlying hurricane futures and the corresponding new binary option including the synthetic underlying code:
       
      Named Storm
      Eastern US Options
                         Cat-In-A-Box Options
      Future
      Synthetic Underlying
      Binary
      Future
      Synthetic Underlying
      Binary
      Arthur*
      HX1
      1X2
      X12
      HP1
      1P2
      P12
      Bertha*
      HX2
      2X2
      X22
      HP2
      2P2
      P22
      Cristobal*
      HX3
      3X2
      X32
      HP3
      3P2
      P32
      Dolly*
      HX4
      4X2
      X42
      HP4
      4P2
      P42
      Edouard*
      HX5
      5X2
      X52
      HP5
      5P2
      P52
      Fay
      HX6
      6X2
      X62
      HP6
      6P2
      P62
      Gustav
      HX7
      7X2
      X72
      HP7
      7P2
      P72
      Hanna
      HX8
      8X2
      X82
      HP8
      8P2
      P82
      Ike
      HX9
      9X2
      X92
      HP9
      9P2
      P92
      Josephine
      HX0
      0X2
      X02
      HP0
      0P2
      P02
      Kyle
      HG1
      2G1
      G1B
      HS1
      2SI
      S12
      Laura
      HG2
      2G2
      G2B
      HS2
      2S2
      S22
      Marco
      HG3
      2G3
      G3B
      HS3
      2S3
      S32
      Nana
      HG4
      2G4
      G4B
      HS4
      2S4
      S42
      Omar
      HG5
      2G5
      G5B
      HS5
      2S5
      S52
      Paloma
      HG6
      2G6
      G6B
      HS6
      2S6
      S62
      Rene
      HG7
      2G7
      G7B
      HS7
      2S7
      S72
      Sally
      HG8
      2G8
      G8B
      HS8
      2S8
      S82
      Teddy
      HG9
      2G9
      G9B
      HS9
      2S9
      S92
      Vicky
      HG0
      2G0
      G0B
      HS0
      2S0
      S02
      Wilfred
      HF1
      2F1
      F12
      HN1
      1N2
      NH1
      Alpha
      HF2
      2F2
      F22
      HN2
      2N2
      NH2
      Beta
      HF3
      2F3
      F32
      HN3
      3N2
      NH3
      Gamma
      HF4
      2F4
      F42
      HN4
      4N2
      NH4
      Delta
      HF5
      2F5
      F52
      HN5
      5N2
      NH5
      Epsilon
      HF6
      2F6
      F62
      HN6
      6N2
      NH6
      Zeta
      HF7
      2F7
      F72
      HN7
      7N2
      NH7
      Eta
      HF8
      2F8
      F82
      HN8
      8N2
      NH8
      Theta
      HF9
      2F9
      F92
      HN9
      9N2
      NH9
      Lota
      HF0
      2F0
      F02
      HN0
      0N2
      NH0
       
      *Hurricane has already occurred and is expired

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