CME May 2024 210.000 call
| Previous Close | 0.6000 |
| Open | 2.0000 |
| Bid | 0.0000 |
| Ask | 0.0000 |
| Strike | 210.00 |
| Expire Date | 2024-05-17 |
| Day's Range | 0.5500 - 2.2400 |
| Contract Range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open Interest | N/A |
BloombergCopper Short Squeeze in New York Is Felt Across Global Market
(Bloomberg) -- A massive dislocation between the prices for copper traded in New York and other commodity exchanges has rocked the global market for the metal and prompted a frantic dash for supplies to ship to the US.Most Read from BloombergSlovak Premier Fighting for Life After Assassination AttemptUS Inflation Data Was Accidentally Released 30 Minutes EarlyUS Inflation Ebbs for First Time in Six Months in Relief for FedChina Considers Government Buying of Unsold Homes to Save Property MarketF
- Reuters
UPDATE 2-Trafigura, IXM caught in COMEX copper short squeeze as prices hit record
Commodity traders Trafigura and IXM are looking to buy physical copper to deliver against large short positions on U.S. exchange CME where copper prices soared to record highs on Wednesday, five sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. A short squeeze occurs when parties holding such positions are forced to buy them back at a loss or deliver physical copper to close them out. Copper prices on COMEX, part of the CME Group, hit a record peak of $5.1775 a lb or $11,414 a metric ton on Wednesday, a gain of 28% so far this year and 14% over the last week.
- Reuters
CME and Euronext to launch US-Europe wheat spread contract, sources say
The CME Group and Euronext exchanges are planning to launch joint futures contracts on the spread between Chicago Board of Trade wheat and Euronext milling wheat futures prices, three sources told Reuters on Wednesday. There will be two products, one cleared by CME and traded in dollars, the other cleared by Euronext and traded in euros, the sources said on the sidelines of the GrainCom conference in Geneva. CME and Euronext both declined to comment.
