Trading-Gurus.com » Futures http://trading-gurus.com Automated Trading Systems and Robots Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 Marty Marty Trading Systems and Robots No No CME E-micro Currency Futures Now Physically Delivered http://trading-gurus.com/cme-e-micro-currency-futures-now-physically-delivered/ http://trading-gurus.com/cme-e-micro-currency-futures-now-physically-delivered/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:08:23 +0000 Jim http://trading-gurus.com/?p=1306 The Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced earlier in the summer that following the expiry of the September 2010 contracts, e-micro currency futures contracts would change to being physically delivered:

CME FX will be migrating the E-micro Forex futures contracts from being cash settled to physically delivered. The December contract will be listed for trading on Sunday, July 25 (trade date Monday, July 26). This will enable active traders to carry larger positions in the E-micros and easily offset them with our standard size FX contracts – potentially generating more liquidity and tighter spreads in the E-micro Forex futures contracts.

Most of those September contracts expire today (USD/CAD does so tomorrow), and so from now on all e-micro currency futures contracts will involve physical delivery instead of cash settlement. CME explain the difference between cash settlement and physical delivery as follows:

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]]> http://trading-gurus.com/cme-e-micro-currency-futures-now-physically-delivered/feed/ 1 CME Introduce E-Micro Gold Futures http://trading-gurus.com/cme-introduce-e-micro-gold-futures/ http://trading-gurus.com/cme-introduce-e-micro-gold-futures/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:32:04 +0000 Jim http://trading-gurus.com/?p=1297 If you've been following the story about the new CFTC regulations regarding retail forex in the United States you may well have come to the conclusion that for some reason the CFTC thinks "on-exchange" trading is better than "off-exchange" (OTC) trading. Last year the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME for short) introduced smaller currency futures contracts designed to provide an exchange traded product that might appeal to the retail forex trader.

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]]> http://trading-gurus.com/cme-introduce-e-micro-gold-futures/feed/ 0 Are Futures and Options the Future of Forex? http://trading-gurus.com/are-futures-and-options-the-future-of-forex/ http://trading-gurus.com/are-futures-and-options-the-future-of-forex/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 06:01:09 +0000 Jim http://trading-gurus.com/?p=221 Prompted by a comment from Michael to a post about the hedging ban, here's some more information about regulated alternatives to over the counter retail forex.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME for short) first introduced currency futures contracts back in 1972. These "full-size" contracts were traded using the venerable open outcry method, which involved traders gesticulating and shouting at each other across a trading pit.

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]]> http://trading-gurus.com/are-futures-and-options-the-future-of-forex/feed/ 0 Jim Prompted by a comment from Michael to a post about the hedging ban, here's some more information about regulated alternatives to over the counter retail forex. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME for short) first introduced currency futures contracts back in 1972. These "full-size" contracts were traded using the venerable open outcry method, which involved traders gesticulating and shouting at each other across a trading pit. More on Are Futures and Options the Future of Forex? Futures, CME, Derek Sammann, Forex, Options