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CME Group U.S. Credit Futures surpass 400 contracts in first week of trading

International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced that its new U.S. Credit futures have traded 415 contracts since their launch on June 17.

“In just one week since launch, our credit futures are generating strong trading activity as clients turn to more capital efficient ways to manage their duration risk and U.S. credit exposure,” said Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products. “These products have already provided bid-offer spreads lower than 0.1% of index points, as well as offered access to an anonymous, centralized marketplace with significant potential margin offsets.”

“We welcome the new credit index futures at CME Group,” said Matthew Angelucci, Portfolio Manager at PGIM Fixed…
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