The imminent introduction of single stock futures (SSFs) in the US is set to shake up the world of equity derivatives, but the emergence of five exchanges preparing to launch the product will make things interesting as they vie to become the market leader. Futures contracts on individual stocks were pioneered in Sweden by the OM Group in the 1980s and have been available on 14 other exchanges around the world for some time. The product has, however, largely failed to take off.
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