Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today it has added five new currency pairs to its line-up of forex contracts. The new contracts are expected to begin trading January 12, 2015 on ICE Futures U.S.
“We are pleased to expand our offering and provide additional risk management and hedging tools for our customers in these markets,” said ICE Futures U.S. President Benjamin Jackson.
| Contract | Code | |
| Israeli shekel / U.S. dollar |
ILS |
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| Polish zloty / Euro |
PLE |
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| Polish zloty / U.S. dollar |
PLN |
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| Turkish lira / Euro |
ETR |
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| Turkish lira / U.S. dollar |
TRM |
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These contracts will trade alongside the ICE U.S. Dollar Index (USDX) future, the most widely recognized U.S. dollar benchmark and ICE’s offering of nearly 60 currency contracts. They also join ICE’s offering of emerging market currency contracts which include the Brazilian real, Colombian peso, Indian rupee, Mexican peso and Russian ruble.
For the official release from ICE, click here.