By Jesy Beeson
During geopolitical events, market participants turn to CME Group futures and options in larger-than-usual numbers to manage the risk posed by the changing investment climate.
The impact of such events can be seen in short-term impacts to prices of equities, particularly E-mini S&P 500 futures. Recent international events like the coronavirus and the U.S. conflict with Iran have shaken equity markets, leading to dramatic, but temporary, drops in the price of E-mini S&P 500 futures.
As equity prices fall, it is common to see a corresponding increase in the price of gold,