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Post From: ZB / ZB ATR

[2022-03-15 13:33:10]
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Ratios for inter-commodity spreads are complicated. Right now the CME has these ratios for inter-commodity treasury spreads: https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/intercommodity-spread.html

Oh, do note that many inter-commodity spreads are exchange-traded, meaning there's a separate contract that directly represents the spread you can buy/sell. If you do, it will automatically use the appropriate ratio between the legs. Another reason you likely want to use the exchange-traded spread is you only get the margin discount if you have the appropriate ratio between the legs.

You can actually chart exchange-traded spreads in Sierra Chart too, although the volume is low so often I make my own spread chart from the legs for analysis but actually trade the exchange-traded spread.