Australia Launches First Bond & Credit Index Futures
you are currently viewing:Australia Launches First Bond & Credit Index FuturesAugust 24, 2026--ASX, in collaboration with Bloomberg Indices, launched Australia's first exchange-traded Bond and Credit Index Futures, giving institutional investors a simpler way to access and manage exposure to Australian fixed income markets. The new contracts are based on the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index (BACM0) and Bloomberg AusBond Credit Index (BACR0), two widely used index benchmarks across Australia's fixed income market. One tracks a broad mix of Australian bonds, including government, semi-government, supranational and corporate bonds, while the other focuses on Australian corporate bonds. Source: Markets Media Holdings LLC |
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