CME Group's Tim McCourt talks Event-based contracts and Ether options

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Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group, joins the show to talk about the launch of Event-based contracts. During the initial meme-stock frenzy, there were plenty of nightmare stories about retail investors getting in over their head with derivatives. Designed especially for retail traders, these new Event-based contracts are an easy-to-understand way for individuals to trade on daily up or down price moves in some of the world's most widely quoted benchmark futures markets, including the E-mini S&P 500, E-mini Nasdaq-100, E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average, E-mini Russell 2000, crude oil, natural gas, gold, silver, copper and Euro FX.
Amid all the headlines about the Ethereum "Merge," McCourt also shares some of the details about CME Group's extremely well-timed launch of options on Ether futures.
Key highlights
3:00 - What are Event-based contracts?

5:12 - Solving a headline-grabbing problem

6:57 - Which markets do these Event-based contracts cover?

10:34 - A well-timed launch of Ether options

12:23 - The impact of the Ethereum "Merge" on Ether options
More resources
Learn more about Event contracts
Learn more about CME Group's Ether options
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Chapters

1. CME Group's Tim McCourt talks Event-based contracts and Ether options (00:00:00)

2. What are Event-based contracts? (00:03:00)

3. Solving a headline-grabbing problem (00:05:12)

4. Which markets do these Event-based contracts cover? (00:06:57)

5. A well-timed launch of Ether options (00:10:34)

6. The impact of the Ethereum "Merge" on Ether options (00:12:23)