CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced that its interest rate complex will expand in summer 2024 with the launch of U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures, pending regulatory review.
The new futures contracts will be based on the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index, which measures the performance of investment grade corporate bonds, and the Bloomberg U.S. High Yield Very Liquid Index, which is designed to measure a liquid, diversified component of the high yield corporate bond market.
“As corporate debt issuance continues to increase across sectors, market participants are looking for tools to help them navigate growing credit exposure,” said Agha Mirza, CME Group Global Head of Rates and OTC Products. “Our new U.S. Corporate Bond Index futures will bring clients the speed and precision they need to manage…
