CME Group to launch additional cryptocurrency pricing products

Effective Monday, August 24, shortly after 10 a.m. London time, CME Group will launch additional cryptocurrency pricing products designed to provide clients with transparent, robust, reliable reference rates and real-time pricing.

The pricing data will be offered via the streamlined CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Market Data feed on channels 213 and 214.

The feed will publish the following: CME CF Ethena-Dollar Reference Rate (ENAUSD_RR), published shortly after 4 p.m. London time each day including weekends and bank holidays; CME CF Ethena-Dollar Reference Rate – New York Variant (ENAUSD_NY), published shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern Time each day including weekends and bank holidays; CME CF Ethena-Dollar Reference Rate – APAC Variant (ENAUSD_AP), published shortly after 4 p.m. Hong Kong Time/Singapore Time each day including weekends and bank holidays; and CME CF Ethena-Dollar Real Time Index (ENAUSD_RTI), published daily approximately once every second.

These indices will not be used in the settlement of any contracts.

The new cryptocurrency indices will be available for testing in New Release on Monday, August 17, and certification is not required.