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CHICAGO, September 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures have surpassed one billion contracts traded on September 13.
“Our Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts are among the most actively traded equity index products within the CME Group, averaging more than 1.1 million contracts per day in the third quarter so far “, said Paul Woolman, Global Head of Equity Index Products at CME Group. “Ten times smaller in size than their E-mini benchmark counterpart, these micro-sized futures contracts allow market participants to hedge or increase their exposure with increased flexibility around major events evolving in the market , particularly those likely to have an impact on the technology-intensive sector. of the Nasdaq-100.”
“The Nasdaq-100 Index® is one of the world’s leading large-cap growth indices, capturing companies with a legacy of innovation that are creating competitive advantages in their respective markets,” said Sean Wasserman, vice president and global head of index solutions and advisors at Nasdaq. “We congratulate CME Group on reaching this important milestone and celebrate our collaboration to bring to market unique products that provide investors with valuable exposure to companies impacting our society and economy.
For more information on these products, please visit www.cmegroup.com/microeminis.
About the CME Group
As a global leader in derivatives markets, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) enables clients to trade futures, options, cash and over-the-counter markets, optimize their portfolios and analyze data, enabling market participants around the world to effectively manage risk and seize opportunities. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, based on interest rate, stock indices, exchange, energy, agricultural production And metals. The Company offers futures and options trading through the CME Globex platform, fixed income trading via BrokerTec and foreign exchange trading on the EBS platform. Additionally, it operates one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing providers, CME Clearing.
CME Group, the Globe logo, CME, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Globex and E-mini are trademarks of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. CBOT and Chicago Board of Trade are trademarks of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. NYMEX, New York Mercantile Exchange and ClearPort are trademarks of New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. COMEX is a trademark of Commodity Exchange, Inc. BrokerTec and EBS are trademarks of BrokerTec Europe LTD and EBS Group LTD, respectively. THE
Nasdaq® Nasdaq-100 Technology Sector Adjusted Market-Cap Weighted™ and Nasdaq-100® are trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which together with its affiliates are the “Companies”) and are used under license by Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. The Product(s) have not been communicated by the Companies as to their legality or suitability. The Product(s) are not issued, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Companies. THE COMPANIES MAKE NO WARRANTY OR LIABILITY REGARDING THE PRODUCT(S).
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