CME Group is to launch European Overnight Index futures based on RepoFunds Rate (RFR) benchmarks and the Euro Short-Term Rate (€STR) in Q4 2022, pending regulatory review.
RFR futures will be cash-settled contracts based on RFR benchmarks, a robust measure of overnight funding costs. The benchmarks are derived from centrally cleared repo trades executed on BrokerTec, a leading provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in fixed income markets owned by CME Group, and MTS, a leading European electronic fixed income trading platform, part of the Euronext group. RFR benchmarks are administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA).
Available to trade on CME Globex and for submission of clearing via CME ClearPort, European Overnight Index futures will be subject to the rules of CME, cleared by CME Clearing, and will receive automatic margin offsets against existing interest rate futures upon launch.
