Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) Transactions

Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) and new BTIC+

Capture the certainty of the close.

Basis Trade at Index Close (BTIC) enables market participants to execute a basis trade relative to the official close for the underlying index for more efficient cash management.

With BTIC+ now available, add more lead time to capture the certainty of the close earlier, several days ahead. Negate the wait to manage risk around an upcoming market close value on a set date (e.g., expiration date).

How it Works

  • BTIC and BTIC+ transactions provide the bridge between the cash index close and the futures market
  • At any point during the trading session, a buyer and seller agree to a basis, which represents the spread between the futures and the cash index
    • BTIC transactions occur within the single trading session immediately preceding the next available closing index auction
    • BTIC+ allows market participants to trade futures at a basis to the index close days in advance on a T-plus basis
  • Once the closing cash index level is determined, the futures trade occurs at the closing index level plus the agreed upon basis

About BTIC and BTIC+

Understanding BTIC

Introduction to BTIC+ & TACO+

BTIC+ Trading Examples

Product Applications

Benchmark trading against the close

 

Index rebalancing and reinvestment (adds/deletes)

 

Efficiently manage index rebalancing and reinvestment risks

 

Easily hedge OTC swaps and options

 

Improve balance sheet management and increase cash equitization

 

What’s new? BTIC on Cryptocurrency futures enhancements

Trade the cryptocurrency basis with the pricing credibility and transparency of regulated CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR), Ether-Dollar Reference Rate (ETHUSD_RR), Bitcoin Reference Rate New York (BRRNY) and Ether-Dollar Reference Rate New York (ETHUSD_NY).

BTIC on Bitcoin, Micro Bitcoin, Ether and Micro Ether futures are now available against Bitcoin Reference Rate APAC (BRRAP) and Ether-Dollar Reference Rate APAC (ETHUSD_AP) benchmarks.

Learn more about BTIC on Cryptocurrency futures

Index Futures Product Ticker Symbol Minimum Tick Increment BTIC Block Trade Threshold Clears into Underlying Product
CME Bloomberg CQG Refinitiv
Bloomberg Commodity Index AWT BIIA Index ERT 1AWBc1 0.01 50 AW
E-mini S&P 500 EST STEA Index EPT 1SETc1 0.05 500 (100 during non-U.S. hours) ES
E-mini NASDAQ-100 NQT QNTA Index NQT 1NQTc1 0.05 500 (100 during non-U.S. hours) NQ
E-mini Dow ($5) YMT YMTA Index YMT 1YMTc1 1 500 YM
E-mini Russell 1000 R1T YSRA Index R1T 1R1Tc1 0.05 50 RS1
E-mini Russell 2000 RLT RLBA Index - 1RTLc1 0.05 40 RTY

Nikkei/Yen

NIT

BKYA Index

NIT

1NIU

0.1

50

NIY

Nikkei/USD

NKT

BKDA Index

NKT

1NKU

0.1

50

NKD

TOPIX TPB TPTA Index TPB TPBc1 0.025 N/A TPY

**Non-U.S. trading hours are between 4pm-7am CT Monday-Friday on regular business days and at any time on the weekends.

Index Futures Product Ticker Symbol Minimum Tick Increment BTIC Block Trade Threshold Clears into Underlying Product
CME Bloomberg CQG Refinitiv
S&P 500 Total Return TRB SRTA Index TRB TBRc1 0.05 250 TRI
S&P 500 Adjusted Interest Rate Total Return

AST

ASWA Index

AST

AYT

0.5

250

ASR

FTSE 100 Adjusted Interst Rate Total Return

AFT

AFTA Index

AFT

FAT

0.5

50

AFR

Nasdaq-100 Adjusted Interest Rate Total Return Futures

AQT

QATA Index

AQT

AQT

0.5

250

AQR

Russell 1000 Adjusted Interest Rate Total Return Futures

ART

MATA Index

ARRT

TRA

0.5

50

ARR

Russell 2000 Adjusted Interest Rate Total Return Futures

A2T

RATA Index

A2T

A2T

0.5

50

A2R

DJIA Adjusted Interest Rate Total Return Futures

ADT

DATA Index

ADT

ADT

0.5

250

ADR

Product Name Ticker Symbol Minimum Tick Increment BTIC Block Trade Threshold Clears into Underlying Product
CME Bloomberg CQG Refinitiv
Bitcoin futures against London close BTB BTDA <Curncy> BTB BTB 1 BTC
Bitcoin futures against NY close BNB BRBA <Curncy> BNB BNB
Bitcoin futures against APAC close ABB ABCA <Curncy> ABB BAO
Micro Bitcoin futures against London close MIB BMYA <Curncy> MIB MBI 1 10 MBT
Micro Bitcoin futures against New York close MYB MYBA <Curncy> MYB MYB
Micro Bitcoin futures against APAC close AMB  AEPA <Curncy> AMB BAU
Ether futures against London close ETB DCSA <Curncy> ETB EBT 0.05 5 ETH
Ether futures against New York close ENB FNBA <Curncy> ENB ENB
Ether futures against APAC close ATB AQTA <Curncy> ATB TBZ
Micro Ether futures against London close EMB MBWA <Curncy> MRB BRM 0.1 100 MET
Micro Ether futures against New York close EYB FYBA <Curncy> EYB EYB
Micro Ether futures against APAC close AHB AHB - AHIA <Curncy> AHB BHZ

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