Australian Wool Futures

The ASX Limited group of companies, known as the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), includes the combined operations of the Australian Stock Exchange and SFE Corporation (Sydney Futures Exchange) which merged in July 2006.

As a result of the merger, ASX Limited operates two wool futures markets (PDF 32KB).

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ASX Wool Futures

In 2003, ASX listed 19.5micron, 21.0 micron & 22.6 micron China type wool futures contracts. All of the ASX contracts are physically deliverable. 

ASX Wool Futures provide participants in the wool industry with a way to manage price risk and a market to facilitate price discovery.

SFE Wool Futures and Options

The Sydney Futures Exchange has had a long association with Australia's wool industry. In fact, the SFE commenced operations in 1960 as the Greasy Wool Futures Exchange.

Today, the SFE offers a comprehensive suite of Wool Futures & Options products that were listed in March 1995.

SFE Wool Futures provides market participants with the tools to protect themselves against adverse price movements in the often volatile physical wool market.