New Zealand STIR Futures and Options

 

The two main categories of New Zealand Short Term Interest Rate (STIR) Futures and Options contracts are:

ASX New Zealand 30 Day Official Cash Rate Futures

ASX's New Zealand 30 Day Official Cash Rate Futures contract is based on the Target Cash Rate by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and allows users to hedge against changes in the cash rate and better manage their daily cash exposures. The ASX New Zealand 30 Day Official Cash Rate Futures contract also provides spread trading opportunities with the ASX New Zealand 90 Day Bank Bill Futures and arbitrage opportunities with over-the-counter products.

ASX 90 Day New Zealand Bank Bill Futures and Options

ASX's New Zealand 90 Day Bank Bill Futures & Options product is New Zealand's leading short-term interest rate derivative product. It is also New Zealand's most actively traded derivatives product. It has an average daily turnover approximately three times the size of the underlying cash market.