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ICE Futures U.S.

MSCI EAFE Total Return Index Futures

Description

Total Return Futures (TRFs) are the centrally cleared alternative to OTC Total Return Swaps. TRFs are a listed solution for trading implied equity repo rate.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
MSCI EAFE TRF
Trading Screen Hub Name
ICUS
Underlying Index
MSCI EAFE NTR Index.
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR)
Contract Symbol
MVH
Contract Size
$5 per index point
Price Quotation
Total Return Spread (“TRF Spread”) in basis points.(+/-)
Minimum Price Fluctuation
+/- 0.500 basis points - Screen Trading (CLOB)
+/- 0.010 basis points - Block Trading
Minimum Price Fluctuation
0.01 index points ($0.05)
Block Trade Minimum
5 lots
Order Types
Trade at Close (“TAC”) with an index level based on daily MSCI EAFE NTR Index Close - TAC are both CLOB and block enabled.

Trade at Market (“TAM”) with a custom defined MSCI EAFE NTR index level. Custom defined index is an index level predetermined and entered by the exchange participant. - TAM are block only.

TAC and TAM trades have the same PCC so are fully fungible. Note: TAC trades are based on the daily MSCI EAFE NTR Index closing value. Until the closing index value is known, TAC trades are priced as preliminary trades (based on the Index Close value from the previous day).
Funding Rate
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) (as a percentage)
Last Trading Day
The third Friday in the expiration month.
Expiration Date
Third Friday in the expiration month. In the event the third Friday is not a business day, the Expiration Day shall be the last business day preceding the third Friday.
Daily Settlement Price Quotation
Same calculation as Traded Futures Price above, Daily Settlement TRF spread is determined and used with index close level and time to maturity to calculate a Settlement Basis (same as Trade Basis) in index points. The Settlement Basis will be used in conjunction with the Accrued Funding to calculate DSP in index points.
Contract Series
Out to nine years and eleven months:
-Nearest 12 quarterly months of the March, June, September and
-December cycle, and subsequent 7 annual December expiries
Final Settlement
Final settlement: Index Futures EDSP (t) - Accrued Funding(t) + Traded Basis (t). ,

Where: Traded Basis is zero as on expiration the time to expiry is zero.
Settlement Date
Cash settlement on the 2nd business day after Expiration Day.
Trading Hours
CLOB (TAC): 08:30- 18:00 Eastern time
Block (TAC & TAM): 08:30 - 18:00 Eastern time.

Preopen Starts 30 minutes prior to start of trading
Other Information
TRF Spread will be converted into TRF futures price in index points. Conversion formula can be found in the rule book.
MIC Code
IFUS
Clearing Venues
ICUS

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
08:30 - 18:00
8:00 AM
08:00
London1:30 PM - 11:00 PM
13:30 - 23:00
1:00 PM
13:00
Singapore8:30 PM - 6:00 AM
20:30 - 06:00
8:00 PM
20:00

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
MSCI EM
Physical
MVH
Logical
MVH
GMI (FC)
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
MVH