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CME Group Adds Leveraged Loan Index Futures to Credit Ecosystem
Group is expanding its derivatives offerings with new leveraged loan index futures, aiming to enhance risk management and capital efficiency for institutional clients.
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CME Group launched new futures contracts on the S&P UBS USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index on September 14, aiming to enhance risk management for institutions. The move expands CME's credit offerings, providing a centrally cleared tool for trading leveraged loan exposures. The exchange aims to improve capital efficiency for clients. [rest of summary] The contracts can offer automatic margin offsets against CME's interest rate and equity futures, contributing to significant daily efficiencies. Open interest in CME credit futures has surpassed $2 billion since their June 2024 launch.
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CME Group has expanded its credit offerings with the introduction of S&P UBS USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index futures, which began trading on September 14. The new contracts are designed to provide institutions with centrally cleared, capital-efficient tools for managing risk beyond investment grade and high-yield markets. "Our new S&P UBS Liquid Leveraged Loan Index futures give institutions the risk management tools they've been asking for," stated Ted Carey, Executive Director of Rates and OTC Products at CME Group. This product launch aims to offer significant cross-margining benefits and free up balance sheet capacity for clients by integrating with CME's existing interest rate and equity futures. Open interest in CME credit futures has grown to exceed $2 billion since their introduction in June 2024, with over 1.5 million contracts traded. CME Group also plans to launch CME Securities Clearing Inc. on December 7, 2026.
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CME Group started a new type of financial contract that lets big institutions manage risk on riskier loans more easily. Money people care because this makes trading more efficient and helps CME grow its business by offering more tools to big investors.
What changed
CME Group launched new S&P UBS USD Liquid Leveraged Loan Index futures to expand its credit derivatives ecosystem.
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