CME® Nikkei 225™ options on futures are powerful and versatile investment tools that allow investors to participate in, and hedge risks in, Japanese equity markets using U.S. dollar-denominated futures contracts. These contracts track the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, a widely followed benchmark of the Japanese markets comprised of 225 top-rated, blue chip Japanese companies.

Benefits

• Quickly and efficiently participate in the Japanese equity markets using one trading decision, without having to select individual issues.
• Flexibility to construct a strategy for almost any perceived outcome – whether seeking to profit in an advancing, declining or even stable market or to hedge against adverse price moves in the small-cap sector.
• Lower risk profile (risk equal to price of premium paid upfront for the option) that can be used to lessen the systematic (market) risk of a portfolio containing Japanese equities, or to minimize dollar-yen FX risk.
• Opportunity to engage in global asset allocation strategies.
• Guarantee of counterparty credit and central clearing by CME Clearing.

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