East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures (FEPO)
FEPO is a Ringgit Malaysia ("MYR") denominated Crude Palm Oil Futures Contract traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives provides a new avenue for price discovery of the crude palm oil produced in East Malaysia. It complements the existing FCPO contract with specifications designed to meet the needs of market participants with exposure to the East Malaysia palm oil market.
Why Trade East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil Futures?
- Global Access
FEPO is traded electronically on CME GLOBEX®, a global electronic trading platform. Accessing CME Globex® is easy and allows individual and professional traders anywhere around the world to access all Bursa Malaysia Derivatives products.
- Risk Management
Plantation companies, refineries, exporters and millers can use FEPO to manage risk and hedge against the risk of unfavorable price movement in the physical market.
- Leveraged Trading
Gain leveraged exposure to the notional value of the underlying asset with a relatively small amount of capital (Initial Margin), magnifying the effect of a given change in price.
- Immediate Market Exposure
Global fund managers, commodity trading advisers, and proprietary traders can gain immediate exposure to the active Crude Palm Oil market in East Malaysia via FEPO.
- Spread Trading and Arbitrage between FCPO/FEPO
Spread trading is facilitated by Spread Margin and FCPO/FEPO Inter-commodity Margin Offset. Arbitrage opportunities with FCPO are available due to the prices difference between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia Crude Palm Oil.
- Regulated Trading
Trade with confidence in a secure and transparent marketplace regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia.
| Contract Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Contract Code | FEPO |
| Underlying Instrument | Crude Palm Oil |
| Contract Size | 25 Metric Tons (MT) |
| Contract Months | Spot month and the next 11 succeeding months, and thereafter, alternate months up to 36 months ahead |
| Trading Hours | 1st Session: 09.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. 2nd Session: 2.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. |
| Pricing Unit | Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
MYR 1.00 / MT |
| Final Settlement | Physical Delivery |
Source: Bursa Malaysia
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