ICE Futures US will launch a world cotton contract on November 2, 2015. The contract will price delivery of multiple origins and allow delivery in multiple locations around the world.

Contract rules provide for delivery of cotton from the US, Australia, Brazil, India, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mali, with the US as par and a pre-set premium or discount for each other. The rules provide for delivery in exchange-licensed warehouses at specified delivery points in Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia and the US, with the Malaysia and Taiwan locations at par and with pre-set discounts for delivery in Australia and the US.

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