CME Ether futures

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CME Ether futures are standardized, cash-settled derivatives contracts listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow institutional and professional traders to gain regulated exposure to the price of Ether (ETH).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cash-settled futures
derivatives contract
futures contract
allowsExposureTo price of Ether
assetClass cryptocurrency derivatives
digital asset derivatives
contractStandardization standardized contract specifications
counterpartyRiskMitigation central clearing
deliveryType financial (non-deliverable)
denominatedIn U.S. dollars
exchangeOperator CME Group
exposureType synthetic Ether price exposure
issuer CME Group
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
listedOn CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
margining daily mark-to-market
marginType performance bond
market regulated futures market
marketParticipants asset managers
banks
commodity trading advisors
hedge funds
proprietary trading firms
priceReference CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate
pricingUnit U.S. dollars per Ether
regulatoryOversight U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
regulatoryStatus regulated
riskManagementFeature initial margin
variation margin
riskManagementUse hedging Ether price risk
speculation on Ether price
settlementCurrency USD
settlementType cash-settled
settlementVenue CME Group
surface form: CME Clearing
suitableFor basis trading between spot and futures Ether markets
hedging spot Ether holdings
supportsStrategy calendar spreads in Ether futures
options-on-futures strategies involving Ether futures
targetTraderType institutional traders
professional traders
tickerUnderlying Ether
surface form: ETH
tradingHours nearly 24/7 electronic trading
tradingPlatform CME Group
surface form: CME Globex
underlyingAsset Ether
surface form: ETH

Ether
underlyingCategory cryptocurrency
underlyingNetwork Ethereum blockchain

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Chicago Mercantile Exchange notableProduct CME Ether futures
CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate usedBy CME Ether futures
CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate usedBy CME Ether futures
this entity surface form: CME Ether options