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E-mini FTSE/Xinhua China 25

Product Overview

E-mini FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index futures provide a way to efficiently gain exposure to the 25 largest and most liquid red-chip and H-share Chinese companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. They also enable you to:

  • Get efficient, 24-hour, global electronic access to the Chinese equity markets
  • Trade the fast-growing Chinese marketplace using U.S. dollar-based contract
  • Enjoy minimal transaction costs, taxes and custodial fees typically associated with global investing
  • Accommodate a range of strategies, different market environments and varied objectives
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Fee Incentives & Intercommodity Spreads: S&P SmallCap & MidCap Products


Reduced Fees on Spread-Traded E-mini Options

Retroactive to May 1, 2008, CME Group has waived CME Globex fees on the following E-mini equity index options: 

ELIGIBLE CONTRACTS (Must Be Traded As Part of a Spread)
American-Style

• E-mini S&P 500 options
• E-mini NASDAQ-100 options
• E-mini S&P MidCap 400 options
European-Style
• End-of-month (EOM) E-mini S&P 500 options


Block trades for E-mini Russell 2000

CME Group is offering an expanded block trade program for E-mini Russell 2000 products. This program is designed to help facilitate an orderly transition of open interest with the end of our contractual listing rights nearing (September 2008). Waivers have been added for certain block transactions.


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Trade Unit $5.00 times the FTSE/Xinhua Index
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point Size 1 point = $5.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding Lead Month < =20,000, Daily Limit = 2,000 Lead Month Settlement between 20,005 and 30,000 Daily Limit = 3,000 Lead Month Settlement > 30,000, Daily Limit = 4,000
Tick Size (Minimum Fluctuation)
Regular5=$25.00
Calendar Spread5=$25.00
Trading Hours Sun & Hol 5:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CST next day; Mon - Thurs 3:30 p.m. CST next day, on Friday no trading after 3:15 p.m. CST LTD time: 3 a.m. CDT / 2 a.m. CST (4 p.m. Hong Kong Time)
Listed
Product Codes Clearing = FXN Ticker = FXN
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar First four months in the March Quarterly Cycle. (March, June Spetember and December)
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General News & Announcements for Equity
RSS

Fee Incentives & Intercommodity Spreads: S&P SmallCap & MidCap Products


Reduced Fees on Spread-Traded E-mini Options

Retroactive to May 1, 2008, CME Group has waived CME Globex fees on the following E-mini equity index options: 

ELIGIBLE CONTRACTS (Must Be Traded As Part of a Spread)
American-Style

• E-mini S&P 500 options
• E-mini NASDAQ-100 options
• E-mini S&P MidCap 400 options
European-Style
• End-of-month (EOM) E-mini S&P 500 options


Block trades for E-mini Russell 2000

CME Group is offering an expanded block trade program for E-mini Russell 2000 products. This program is designed to help facilitate an orderly transition of open interest with the end of our contractual listing rights nearing (September 2008). Waivers have been added for certain block transactions.


Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade and Recently Expired Contracts
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
SEP08 FXNU08 03/21/2008 Add to Outlook 09/19/2008 09/19/2008
DEC08 FXNZ08 06/23/2008 Add to Outlook 12/19/2008 12/19/2008
General News & Announcements for Equity
RSS

Fee Incentives & Intercommodity Spreads: S&P SmallCap & MidCap Products


Reduced Fees on Spread-Traded E-mini Options

Retroactive to May 1, 2008, CME Group has waived CME Globex fees on the following E-mini equity index options: 

ELIGIBLE CONTRACTS (Must Be Traded As Part of a Spread)
American-Style

• E-mini S&P 500 options
• E-mini NASDAQ-100 options
• E-mini S&P MidCap 400 options
European-Style
• End-of-month (EOM) E-mini S&P 500 options


Block trades for E-mini Russell 2000

CME Group is offering an expanded block trade program for E-mini Russell 2000 products. This program is designed to help facilitate an orderly transition of open interest with the end of our contractual listing rights nearing (September 2008). Waivers have been added for certain block transactions.


The FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index is comprised of 25 of the largest, most liquid Chinese stocks listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) and available to investors worldwide. The Index contains H shares of companies incorporated in China as well as Red Chip shares of companies incorporated in Hong Kong that have the majority of their business in China. Both types of shares are listed and traded in Hong Kong. The Index components are reviewed quarterly. The index is free float-adjusted and modified market cap-weighted, with individual component weightings capped on a declining basis and the top position capped at 10 percent. For more about the index and its methodology, visit www.ftse.com.

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