IBHY
The IBHY's underlying instrument is the Cboe High Yield Corporate Bond Index Futures which is designed to reflect the performance of USD denominated high yield corporate debt and offers broad coverage of the USD high yield liquid bond universe.
Margin Requirements
Margin Requirement's may differ depending on account type and can be viewed in the dealing rates and create order windows on the trading station or by clicking here.
Trading Hours, Expiration and Reference Month
Please click here for trading hours. Please note, however, that hours are subject to change based on Daylight Savings Time. Any holiday hours will be posted here. FXCM expiration dates and current reference month for IBHY are located in the FXCM CFD Expiration PDF.
If you have an open position, the reference month you are trading will not be changed, although expiration dates may be amended. Upcoming reference months may be changed with no prior notice. Please ensure you are aware of which reference month is currently being priced, prior to opening a trade.
Clients that hold an open position on the ‘FXCM Expiration’ will be closed at our bid/offer at 17:00 New York time for IBHY, which means the client will realise any floating P/L at the time it is closed. When IBHY expires, all pending Entry orders and Stop/Limit orders that are associated with the expiring contract will be cancelled. Clients will need to re-establish another position if desired after the expiration and reinsert Stop and Limit orders to the new open position.
Target Spread
The IBHY has a target spread of 20.0 pips/points.
Max Contract Size
The maximum number of contracts per click (trade) for IBHY is 500.
Minimum Pip Cost (Value)
The IBHY has a minimum value of 0.10 USD per point (Your per point value may be different if your account is denominated in a different currency. Please refer to the Simple Dealing Rates Window in Trading Station for this value).
The pip/point location is shown below. Each 0.01 price movement on the IBHY is 1 pip/point. FXCM’s pricing displays an additional decimal place - ideal for scalpers in a fast-moving market.
Number of FXCM Contracts to Equal 1 Future
100 FXCM IBHY Contracts are currently equivalent to one High Yield Corporate Bond Index Futures.
Other Information
The IBHY has no financing cost (Rollover).