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A futures contract with medium term debt that is issued by the Federal Republic of Germany as its underlying asset. The contract has a notional contract value of 100,000 euros, with a term to maturity of 4.5 to five years. Unlike most other types of future contracts, BOBL future contracts tend to be settled by delivery.
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In America, these futures contracts are traded on the Chicago Board of Trade, under the symbol GBM. The Euro-Bobl future, along with the Euro-Bund and Euro-Schatz futures, are the most heavily traded fixed-income securities in the world.

BOBL is an acronym for bundesobligationen. This translates to 'federal obligations' in English.

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