[ferro-alloys.com]Singapore Exchange will launch new high grade iron ore swaps and futures contracts on December 3, SGX confirmed Tuesday, referencing Fastmarkets MB.

The settlement price for the SGX MB Iron Ore CFR China (65% Fe Fines) swap and index futures contracts "will be the arithmetic average of all the MBIOI 65% Fe Brazilian Fines, CFR Qingdao Index reference prices in the expiring contract month, rounded to 2 decimal places," SGX said.

The contract size for each contract is 500 mt and SGX said it will list up to 36 consecutive months starting with the January 2019 contract. Twelve consecutive months will be added annually upon expiry in December.

Other details about the contracts will be published closer to the date of launch, SGX said.

SGX had announced the new hedging tool for high grade fines in October, S&P Global Platts reported. It was welcomed by market participants, given stronger Chinese demand for higher quality iron ore products over the year due to more stringent environmental regulations.

（S&P Global Platts）

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