Intercontinental Exchange Launches Eight New Regional MSCI Futures Contracts
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses, announced the launch of eight new regional MSCI futures contracts.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global
exchanges and clearing houses, announced the launch of eight new
regional MSCI futures contracts. The new contracts, which started
trading yesterday, are listed on ICE Futures U.S. and five expiry months
have been listed for each contract: June 2019, September 2019, December
2019, March 2020 and June 2020.
“ICE Futures U.S. has been instrumental in the development of the MSCI
derivatives ecosystem. The addition of these products provides our
customers with greater flexibility to manage risk in a capital efficient
manner, in the deepest pool of MSCI derivatives liquidity,” said Chris
Rhodes, Global Head of Financial Derivatives at ICE Futures.
“We are excited to work with ICE as they expand their existing suite
with these new index futures,” said George Harrington, Global Head of
Futures and Options Licensing at MSCI. “This continued expansion
underscores the quality, widespread use and adoption of the MSCI ACWI
and MSCI World Indexes.”
The new MSCI futures contracts are listed below:
- MSCI World NTR USD Index
- MSCI North America NTR USD Index
- MSCI Europe NTR USD Index
- MSCI Pacific NTR USD Index
- MSCI USA GTR USD Index
- MSCI Canada GTR USD Index
- MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan NTR USD Index
- MSCI Pacific ex-Japan NTR USD Index
ICE offers a comprehensive set of futures and options on a range of MSCI
and FTSE indices, as well as a range of single stock futures and
options, which enable customers to hedge against exposure to market
volatility.
About Intercontinental Exchange
Intercontinental
Exchange (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company formed in the year
2000 to modernize markets. ICE serves customers by operating the exchanges,
clearing houses and
information services they rely upon to invest, trade and manage risk
across global financial and commodity markets. A leader in market data, ICE
Data Services serves the information and connectivity needs across
virtually all asset classes. As the parent company of the New
York Stock Exchange, the company is the premier venue for raising
capital in the world, driving economic growth and transforming markets.
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December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on February 7, 2019.
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