Euronext.liffe, the international derivatives business of Euronext, today announced that following successful completion of the legal contract specifications and related operating arrangements, the EuroMTS Government Bond Index Contracts will be launched on 24 January 2007.
The new futures contracts will be available for trading on LIFFE CONNECT® and will comprise futures contracts on the following indices:- EuroMTS Eurozone Government Broad Index (7 – 10 years)
- MTS Deutschland Government Index (7 – 10 years)
- MTS France Government Index (7 – 10 years)
- MTS Italy Government Index (7 – 10 years)
These government bond index futures will allow investors to gain broad exposure for the first time to Eurozone government debt and to the individual country credits of France, Germany and Italy, on a single trading platform.
