The Futures Rundown 94: Are You Ready for Hockey Futures?
Summary
Host Mark T. McCormack welcomes Tim McCourt from CME Group and Rhett Dinsdale from Future Sports Performance Indexes to discuss the launch of regulated futures on team performance indices for the NHL and MLB. The guests explain how these products track continuous statistical performance rather than binary game outcomes, offering a new risk management tool for sports-related exposure. The episode concludes with a market review highlighting top weekly movers in agricultural and energy futures, along with a breakdown of the most active contracts on the CME exchange.
Topics discussed
Intro and show overview
Host introduction and network promotion
Introducing guests Tim McCourt and Rhett Dinsdale
Background of Future Sports Performance Indexes
How sports performance indexes work
Why CME is launching sports futures now
Details on NHL futures contracts and structure
Example: Blackhawks index performance
Early term structure and market activity
Regulated futures vs. betting markets
Index governance and upcoming MLB products
Future plans for NFL and options products
Guest takeaways and resources
Transition to Trading Pit segment
Weekly top gainers and losers in futures
Top 10 most traded futures contracts
Year-to-date performance movers
Outro and upcoming show schedule
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