The OTC FX Futures market recorded a circa
25% increase in the notional amount matured in February 2017, $266.17mm, to
$354.00mm, being the 9th Naira-settled OTC FX Futures contract, NGUS MAR 22
2017, which matured and settled on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, on FMDQ OTC
Securities Exchange, the OTC FX Futures Exchange.
The NGUS MAR 22 2017 contract which
stopped trading eight (8) days earlier, was valued against the Nigerian
Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Fixing (NIFEX) Spot rate as published by FMDQ on
March 22, 2017; and brings the total value of contracts so far matured on the
OTC FX Futures Exchange to $2.42bn, and about $6.24bn worth of OTC FX Futures
contracts traded so far.
In its usual manner, the CBN refreshed
the quotes for the existing 1- to 11-month contracts and introduced a new
12-month contract, NGUS MAR 28 2018, for $1.00bn at $/₦298.50. These quotes are
available on FMDQ’s website.
Reference: https://www.fmdqotc.com/354mm-settles-as-9th-otc-fx-futures-contract-matures-on-fmdq/
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