# Global Cotton Contract All Hope, No Action?

Author: Jim Steadman
Published: 2017-04-10
Canonical URL: https://www.cottongrower.com/cotton-news/global-cotton-contract-all-hope-no-action/

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Eighteen months after its introduction, the ICE Global Cotton Futures Contract is still trying to gain traction in the market. According to Bloomberg, things aren’t going as well as initially hoped.

[**Read here**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-07/traders-asked-for-this-futures-contract-but-aren-t-using-it) for a review of some of the issues hampering the widely-anticipated program.