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New CME Globex Product Launches
E-mini S&P 500 Options
Effective Sunday, January 20, 2008 (trade date Monday, January 21), the strike listing rules for E-mini S&P 500® options on futures will change as follows:
E-mini S&P 500 Options Strike Listing Rules |
Strike Interval | Current Listing Rules | New Listing Rules |
5 index points | ATM ± 25 | ATM ± 10% |
10 index points | ATM ± 75 | ATM ± 20% |
25 index points | ATM ± 125 | ATM ± 50% |
With this launch, CME Group is also listing one additional serial option, for a total of three serial and four March quarterly options. Currently, CME Group lists two serials and four quarterlies.
These new E-mini S&P 500 options are currently available for customer testing in New Release.
NYMEX European-style Crude Oil and Natural Gas Options Launch
Effective Sunday, January 20, 2008 (trade date Monday, January 21), European-style options on NYMEX Crude Oil and Natural Gas futures will launch on the CME Globex platform. These options will support full User-Defined Spreads (UDS) functionality at launch.
Complete CME Globex product specifications are available in the NYMEX & COMEX Options on CME Globex Snapshot. More information on European-style options is available from NYMEX Product Marketing at 212.299.2301.
NYMEX European-style Options |
Product | Instrument Group Code | Product Code | MDP Channel |
Crude Oil | LO | LCE | 35 |
Natural Gas | GZ | LNE | 36 |
These European-style NYMEX options are currently available for customer testing in the New Release environment.
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