Bond derivatives

NYSE Liffe’s bond derivatives portfolio provides cost-effective on-exchange exposure to short, medium and long-term UK government bonds and sterling interest rates, as well as long term Japanese government bonds with the following contracts:

- Short Gilt futures contracts
- Medium Gilt futures contracts
- Long Gilt futures and options contracts
- Japanese Government Bond (JGB) futures contract.

Short & Medium Gilt Futures Now Live
On 23 November we launched Short and Medium Gilt futures contracts, referencing delivery baskets of bonds maturing in 1.5-3.25 and 4-6 years respectively, to offer extended coverage along the UK government bond yield curve.

Our existing flagship Long Gilt futures contract is based upon a significantly liquid part of the government bond curve (8¾ to 13 year bonds) and has an ADV of over 100,000 lots (October, 2009). This has now been joined by NYSE Liffe's Short and Medium Gilt futures, which further complement our Short Sterling futures contract to offer a range of new trading opportunities along the government bond and money market curves.

With a greater than ever focus in the market on these yield curves - resulting from the recent increased Gilt issuance and the Bank of England’s Quantitative Easing programme - the introduction of these contracts opens up a range of new spread trading and hedging opportunities to the market.

Please see London Notice No. 3213 for further information on our Short & Medium Gilt futures contracts. Please visit here for the QV codes.

Referencing one of the world’s largest bond markets, the JGB future is also a benchmark contract - covering the most liquid section of the Japanese government bond curve.

Our Gilt and JGB contracts are complemented by our Swapnote® futures and options contracts, which provide longer-dated Euro denominated interest rate exposure (two, five and ten year maturities are listed).


Main contracts (Futures)
09/02/10
Name Market Code Vol. O.I.
Japanese Gov Bond Fut. (JGB) LON N 264 -
Long Gilt Futures LON R 108,927 255,866
Medium Gilt Futures LON H 451 2,366
Short Gilt Futures LON G 1,200 8,148

Main contracts (Options)
09/02/10
Name Market Code Vol. O.I.
Options on Long Gilt Futures LON R 2,220 32,098

Note Date for volume is current trading day. Date for open interest is current trading day -1
Gilts Designated Market Maker (DMM) Schemes


To support our Gilts futures and options products, we offer market maker schemes. Please visit here for further information.

Further information


Fixed Income Derivatives
+44 (0)20 7379 2222
bonds@liffe.com