The 13 new futures, which will be launched in August and September, will cover almost 100% of Asia’s GDP. The new futures offer benchmarks in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced on Aug 11 that it will be “significantly expanding” its pan-Asia shelf of benchmark equity derivatives with a comprehensive series of Asia Ex-Japan and Emerging Markets (EM) Asia regional and single country futures.
These are based on Net Total Return (NTR) and Price Return indices calculated by FTSE Russell.
