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26 APRIL 2022 AL CIRCLE

CME Group’s aluminium option contract to debut on May 23

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On Tuesday, April 26, CME group, the world’s biggest derivatives marketplace announced that it will debut an option contract on its physically-delivered aluminium features on May 23. The new aluminium option contract will be listed on COMEX and will be governed by its regulations.

CME Group’s aluminium option contract to debut on May 23

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"Our new option contract is the latest example of CME Group's decade-long track record of helping the aluminum community to manage risk as their needs evolve. Clients are increasingly turning to our Aluminum markets, with a record 4,888 Aluminum futures contracts traded on April 19 and average daily volume in April currently around 1,300 contracts, up over 100% from last year. We look forward to continuing to work with our clients and the industry to provide enhanced solutions across this important global market,” said Jin Chang, Global Head of Metals at CME Group.

"We welcome the introduction of this new Aluminum Option contract and CME Group's efforts to enhance risk management capabilities in base metals. The new contract provides even more flexibility to manage adverse price movements and transparent price discovery, which benefits the entire base metals industry at this critical time,” said Rob Sorrentino, President at Eckhardt Trading.

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"We applaud CME Group's continued expansion in base metals. With ongoing uncertainty in global metals markets, this new contract will allow us to offer liquidity to those looking to manage price risk and provide another important hedging tool to the broader aluminum community. We look forward to supporting CME Group's new Aluminum Option contract,” said Gareth Upe, Managing Director at UPE Trading.


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