Investments: How to get started on the Chicago Stock Exchange

While the Russian economy is experiencing objectively not the best of times, and the shares of Russian companies are falling in price , the eyes of investors are turning to foreign markets. However, for Russians, working on foreign exchanges is associated with considerable difficulties - usually for this it is necessary to open an account with a foreign broker company, which is not always possible to be done quickly and without problems.

However, the situation is changing. Not so long ago, the purchase of shares of well-known foreign companies on the S & P500 list was simplified — trading in these securities was launched on the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange, and now Russian investors have the opportunity to work directly with the CME and CBOT exchanges in Chicago.
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What are the stock exchanges in Chicago

ITinvest is starting to provide its customers with access to operations in the US CME (Chicago Board of Trade) and CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade), which are members of CME Group Inc. - the largest international exchange association in the derivatives trading market.

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At the first stage of the project, Russian investors will have access to trading in futures contracts on stock exchange indices, currency pairs and agricultural goods.

Soon, the list of available tools will be expanded, and Russians will be able to perform operations with all available tools for various classes of CME Group assets (including option trading will be possible).



Entering Western stock exchanges gives investors new opportunities for making profits and hedging positions in the face of a lack of liquidity in the domestic market.

How it works

Access to trading on the stock exchanges of the CME Group is carried out through all trading terminals and ITinvest platforms (for example, the Matrix trading system and the SmartX terminal).

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An important point: usually, in order to obtain the possibility of trading on foreign exchanges, it is necessary to obtain the status of a “qualified investor”, however, to work at CME Group sites through ITinvest, there are no such requirements.



The access to the Chicago stock exchanges and all customer relations with the broker are carried out under Russian law. Transactions are settled in US dollars - for this purpose, a special trading account is opened for the client. The minimum amount to connect to the auction is $ 11 thousand.

Detailed information and a list of available tools are available on the ITinvest website .