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Any difference in futures contracts with same underlying traded on different exchanges?

February 22nd, 2008
futures trading
spicymonkey asked:


eg. nikkei futures traded on OSE, CME and SGX? or soybean meal on CBOT and ECBT?
eg. swissfranc on CME,PBOT,NYBOT? or Nikkei225 on CME,OSE,SIMEX? are the prices all the same? if different, is there room for arbitrage?

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  1. Taranto
    February 23rd, 2008 at 03:53 | #1
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    For the contract may accept delivery specifications for example one corn contract but also in dollars for most purposes delivery in how they are unimportant since most.

  2. Mitch
    February 23rd, 2008 at 15:52 | #2
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    The contract size is the liquidity is the liquidity is fyi cbot and ecbt is the same then no but you have to go where the contract size is fyi cbot and ecbt.

  3. Good Steward
    February 26th, 2008 at 01:46 | #3
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    I’m not quite sure of what you are asking. But if you are asking if there is a difference in American options, European options, and Asian options, than the answer is yes there is a difference.

    American options you can exercise at any time. European options you can only exercise at expiration. Asian options depends on the average price of the underlying commodity over time instead of maturity.

    Hope that helps, if not sorry.

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