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Sep 04, 2023

Expansion of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include Bitcoin and Ether Asia Pacific Variants

The Administrator hereby announces the addition of the below 2 cryptocurrency reference rates to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family:

  • CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate - Asia Pacific Variant
  • CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate - Asia Pacific Variant

Each reference rate will publish the U.S. dollar price of each digital asset once a day at 16:00 Hong Kong time and will be subject to CME CF Reference Rates Methodology rules.

Publication of these reference rates will commence on September 6th, 2023.

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The information contained within is for educational and informational purposes ONLY. It is not intended nor should it be considered an invitation or inducement to buy or sell any of the underlying instruments cited including but not limited to cryptoassets, financial instruments or any instruments that reference any index provided by CF Benchmarks Ltd. This communication is not intended to persuade or incite you to buy or sell security or securities noted within. Any commentary provided is the opinion of the author and should not be considered a personalised recommendation. Please contact your financial adviser or professional before making an investment decision.


Note: Some of the underlying instruments cited within this material may be restricted to certain customer categories in certain jurisdictions.


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