Eurex will launch futures on the FTSE All-world Index on 3 June, in collaboration with global index provider FTSE Russell.
The FTSE All-World Futures will be the first derivatives contract listed in Europe covering stocks from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (FTSE GEIS). The FTSE All-World Index is a market capitalisation weighted index representing the performance of around 4,000 large and mid-cap stocks from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series, with a total market capitalisation of US$73 trillion.
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The new FTSE All-World Futures will be denominated in US dollars and will be tradable from 01:00 CET (8 a.m. Hong Kong / Singapore) to 22:00 CET, also covering the full trading day in the US and Asia.
The FTSE GEIS series, launched in September 2003, covers more than 19,000 stocks in 49 countries, representing 99% of the world’s investable market capitalisation.
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