CME Korean Won Options
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Foreign exchange (FX) trading for the U.S. dollar versus the Korean won is growing. To provide risk management tools for this currency and to broaden the range of opportunities available in its FX marketplace, CME has developed CME Korean Won futures and options. The United States is South Korea's second largest trading partner behind China for combined imports and exports, with total trading estimated to be more than $81.7 billion in 2005.

To view the fact card including contract specifications, click here.

For additional information, view the press release

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Benefits

  • Risk management opportunities for businesses and institutions with U.S. dollar - Korean won exchange rate risk
  • Guarantee of counterparty credit and central clearing by CME Clearing
  • Open, fair and anonymous trading
  • Transparent market prices
  • Efficient and transparent trading costs
  • Global access to CME electronic FX markets virtually 24 hours a day
  • Access to over $60 billion in overall market liquidity each day

  • CME Launches Electronic American Style FX Options
    On Sunday, December 17 (for trade date Monday, December 18), CME started trading side-by-side open outcry and electronic trading for nine of the American style FX options. Options with American-style expiration, will be available nearly 23 hours a day on the CME Globex electronic trading platform. To read more, click here.
CME Korean Won Fact Card (PDF) Side-by-Side FX Futures
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