CME Group to launch €STR options next month
Development builds upon CME Group’s launch of €STR futures in October 2022 as a complement to SOFR futures.
Development builds upon CME Group’s launch of €STR futures in October 2022 as a complement to SOFR futures.
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Subject to regulatory approval, the new futures contracts will be based on the Bloomberg US corporate index and the Bloomberg US high yield very liquid index.
The options will be available on S&P 500 annual dividend index futures from 29 January.
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New development, which is subject to regulatory approval, will expand access and enhance liquidity for participants.
Named CME FX Spot+, the new liquidity pool is designed to connect cash market participants with CME futures liquidity.
Launch follows the addition of overnight index futures based on the euro short-term rate at CME Group in October last year.
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