E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets

E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets futures provide a way to quickly and efficiently manage exposure to 25 global emerging markets using the leading emerging markets benchmark. They also enable you to:

• Capture the significant risk/reward opportunities of this historically active market segment, which consistently has been one of the top-performing asset classes
• Gain index exposure with relatively low tracking error and lower trading costs compared to many alternatives
• Replicate your global equity exposure needs on a single platform using products on key benchmark indexes.
  • Trade the E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets, E-mini MSCI EAFE and E-mini S&P 500 futures to achieve worldwide equity exposure using three contracts
• Use a financial tool that accommodates a range of strategies, different market environments and varied objectives 

Things to know:

• The low correlation of this index to the developed-country indexes (like the MSCI EAFE Index) and U.S. equity markets make it well-suited for diversification strategies
• Our market-maker program is helping to facilitate liquid two-sided markets
• Contracts trade solely electronically on the CME Globex platform
  • Accessible virtually around the clock, around the world
  • Complete price transparency and anonymity
• CME Clearing matches and settles all trades and guarantees counterparty creditworthiness

View the E-mini MSCI Emerging Markets futures term sheet

About the Underlying Index
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure equity market performance in 25 global emerging markets. It is comprised of more than 800 of the largest, most liquid companies available in those countries. Emerging markets has gained popularity with investors for its strong historical returns and low correlation to U.S. equity markets and developed countries.

The countries represented in the index as of September 1, 2007 are as follows:

For more information about this index, visit www.mscibarra.com

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