CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that options on the E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 equity index futures are scheduled to begin trading July 27.
"These options offer another opportunity for CME Group customers to hedge or gain exposure to Standard & Poor's globally recognized index for stocks of small cap companies," said Scot Warren, Managing Director of the CME Group Equity Products. "Adding to our suite of benchmark domestic and international equity index products is part of our ongoing commitment to offer even more choices of transparent and liquid markets at competitive pricing."
The all-electronic options will be offered in four consecutive quarterly months and two serial months. Trading on CME Globex will be available Sunday through Thursday from 5:00 p.m. Chicago time to 3:15 p.m. the following day and again from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. -- www.cme.com
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