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Jun 11, 2024

Expansion of the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family to include Ether-Bitcoin Ratio Indices

The Administrator hereby announces the addition of the following Cryptocurrency Reference Rate and Real Time Index to the CME CF Cryptocurrency Pricing Products Family:

  • CME CF Ether – Bitcoin Reference Rate (ETHBTC_USDRR)
  • CME CF Ether – Bitcoin Real Time Index (ETHBTC_USDRTI)

The Reference Rate and Real Time Index will denote the amount of bitcoin required to buy one unit of ether.

The Reference Rate price will be published once a day, at 16:00 London Time.

The Real Time Index will be published approximately once a second, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

Publication of the Reference Rate Real Time Index will commence on June 17th, 2024.

For licensing enquiries please contact [email protected].


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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