Exchange
|
Acronym and Website
|
Contracts
|
1.
|
CBOT
|
Corn, soybeans meal and oil, wheat, oats, rough
rice, and oilseeds
|
2.
|
CME
|
Livestock, corn, oats, soybeans, wheat
|
3.
|
KC
|
Wheat
|
4. MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
|
MidAm
|
Wheat, corn, soybeans
|
5.
|
MPLS
|
Corn, soybeans, wheat
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6.
|
NYBOT
|
|
7.
|
NYMEX
|
Oil, natural gas, and other energy products, along
with precious and industrial metals
|
International
Exchanges
Exchange
|
Acronym
and Website
|
Contracts
|
1. Brazil’s Bolsa
de Mercadorias & Futuros
|
BM&F
|
Sugar, ethanol,
coffe, soy, and other agricultural products
|
2. China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange
|
DCE
|
Soybeans,
soy meal, and corn
|
3.
|
SHFE
|
Aluminum,
copper, rubber, and oil
|
4. Zhengzhoa’s
Commodity Exchange
|
ZCE
|
Wheat
and cotton
|
5.
|
IPE
|
Oil
and other energy products
|
6.
|
LIFFE
|
|
7.
|
Industrial
metals
|
|
8.
|
MATIF
|
Corn
and wheat
|
9.
|
SFE
|
Wool,
cattle
|
10.
|
TOCOM
|
Precious
and industrial metals, rubber, crude oil, and other energy products
|
11.
|
TGE
|
|
12.
|
YCE
|
Raw
silk, dried cocoon, potato
|
13.
|
WCE
|
Canola,
feed wheat, western barley, flaxseed
|
|
Corn
(CBOT) YC [YC] Mini
Sized Corn Futures
|
Contract
Size
|
5,000
bushels
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents
and ¼ cent/bu
|
Contract
Months
|
Dec,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
business day prior to the 15th calendar day of contract month
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
¼
cent/bu ($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
20
cents/bu ($1000/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement price.
No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business days before the
spot months begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the second business day following the last trading day
of the delivery month.
|
Corn
C (CBOT)
|
ETFS
Corn ETF (CORN-LSE)
|
CORN
|
0.98
|
British
|
|
ETFS
Short Corn ETF
|
SCOR
|
0.98
|
British
|
2. O
[ZO]
|
Oats
(CBOT)
|
Contract
Size
|
5,000
bu
|
Price
Quote
|
¼
cent/bu
|
Contract
Months
|
Jul,
Sep, Dec, Mar, May
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
¼
cent/bu ($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
20
cents/bu ($1,000/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement
price. No limit in the spot month
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the business day prior to the last trading day of the
delivery month
|
3. S
[ZS]
|
Soybeans
(CBOT)
YK [YK] Mini Sized Soybean Futures
|
Contract
Size
|
5,000
bu
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents
and ¼ cent/bu
|
Contract
Months
|
Sep,
Nov, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
¼
cent/bu ($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
50
cents/bu ($2,500/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement
price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business days before
the spot month begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the second business day following the last trading day
of the delivery month.
|
Soybeans
S (CBOT)
|
ETFS
Soybeans ETF (SOYB-LSE)
|
SOYB
|
0.98
|
British
|
|
ETFS
Short Soybeans ETF (SSOB-LSE)
|
SSOB
|
0.98
|
British
|
4. SM
[ZM]
|
Soybean
Meal (CBOT)
|
Contract
Size
|
100
tons (2,000 lbs/ton)
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars
and cents/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Oct,
Dec, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
10
cents/ton ($10/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$20/ton
($2,000/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement price. No
limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business days before the spot
month begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the second business day following the last trading day
of the delivery month.
|
5. BO
[ZL]
|
Soybean
Oil (CBOT)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/lb
|
Contract
Months
|
Oct,
Dec, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Sep
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the contract month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
1/100
cent ($0.0001)/lb ($6/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
2
cents per pound ($1,200/contract) above or below the previous day’s
settlement price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business
days before the spot month begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Soybean
Oil BO (CBOT)
|
ETFS
Soybean Oil ETF (SOYO-LSE)
|
SOYO
|
0.98
|
British
|
|
ETFS
Short Soybean Oil ETF (SSYO-LSE)
|
SSYO
|
0.98
|
British
|
6. RR
[ZR]
|
Rough
Rice (CBOT)
|
Contract
Size
|
2,000
cwt (hundredweight)
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/cwt
|
Contract
Months
|
Sep,
Nov, Jan, Mar, May, Jul
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Seventh
business day preceding the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:15am-1:30pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
½
cent/cwt ($10/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
50
cents/cwt ($1,000/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement
price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business days before
the spot month begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
7. W
[ZW]
|
Wheat
(CBOT)
YW [YW] Mini Sized Wheat
|
Contract
Size
|
5,000
bu
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents
and ¼ cent/bu
|
Contract
Months
|
Jul,
Sep, Dec, Mar, May
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Seventh
business day preceding the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
¼
cent/bu ($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
30
cents/bu ($1,500/contract) above or below the previous day’s settlement
price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted two business days before
the spot month begins).
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last delivery day is the seventh business day following the last trading day
of the delivery month.
|
Wheat
W (CBOT)
|
ETFS
Wheat ETF (WEAT-LSE)
|
WEAT
|
0.98
|
British
|
|
ETFS
Short Wheat ETF (SWEA-LSE)
|
SWEA
|
0.98
|
British
|
8. AB
|
Barley
(WCE)
|
Contract
Size
|
20
tons
|
Price
Quote
|
Canadian
dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Mar,
May, Jul, Oct, Dec
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Business
day preceding the fifteenth calendar day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
(Central Time)
|
Tick
Size
|
Canadian
$0.10/ton ($2.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Canadian
$7.50/ton above or below previous settlement.
|
Delivery
Period
|
From
first business day of delivery month until last business day.
|
9. RS
|
Canola
(WCE)
|
Contract
Size
|
20
tons
|
Price
Quote
|
Canadian
dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Business
day preceding the fifteenth calendar day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:30am-1:15pm
(Central Time)
|
Tick
Size
|
Canadian
$0.10/ton ($200/contract
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Canadian
$30.00/ton above or below previous settlement.
|
Delivery
Period
|
From
first business day of delivery month.
|
10.
LC [LE]
|
Live
Cattle (CME)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb,
Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec (only the three nearby contracts are listed)
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
last business day of the contract month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:05am-1:00pm
Central Time (Last Trading Day 12:00pm)
|
Tick
Size
|
0.025
cents/pound ($10.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Any
business day of the contract month (stockyard)
|
Delivery
Period
|
And
any slaughter day of the contract month (approved by packing-plant delivery)
plus the first seven business days (and intervening slaughter days) of the
next calendar month, except that deliveries may not be made prior to the
seventh business day (stockyard delivery) and the fourth business day
(approved packing-plant delivery) following the first Friday of the contract
month.
|
Cattle
Live LC
|
ETFS
Forward Live Cattle ETF
|
CATF
|
0.49
|
British
|
|
|
|
|
|
11.
LH [HE]
|
Lean
Hogs (CME)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb,
Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Dec (only the three nearby contracts listed).
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
tenth business day of the contract month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:10am-1:00pm
(LTD 12:00pm) Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
0.025
cents/pound ($10.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
2.00
cents/pound ($10.00/contract)
|
Delivery
Period
|
Same
as for live cattle
|
Lean
Hogs LH
|
ETFS
Forward Lean Hogs ETF
|
HOGF
|
0.49
|
British
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lumber
(CME)
|
Contract
Size
|
110,000
board feet of random lengths 2x4s (8ft to 20ft)
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollar/1,000
bd ft
|
Contract
Months
|
Six
months of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Business
day immediately preceding the 16th calendar day of the contract
month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:00am-1:05pm
(LTC 12:05pm) Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
0.10
cents/1,000 bd ft ($11.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$10.00/thousand
bd ft above or below the previous day’s settlement price (expanded limits)
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of the delivery month.
|
13.
CC [C]
|
Cocoa
(NYBOT) CC [CJ]
|
Contract
Size
|
10
metric tons (
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/metric
ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Mar,
May, Jul, Sep, Dec
|
Last
Trading Day
|
One
business day prior to last notice day.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:00am-11:50am,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$1.00/metric
ton ($10.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
None
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of the contract month.
|
Cocoa
CC
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Cocoa TR Sub-Idx
|
NIB
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.
KC [KC]
|
Coffee
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Mar,
May, Jul, Sep, Dec
|
Last
Trading Day
|
One
business day prior to the last notice day.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:15am-12:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
5/100
cent/Pound ($18.75/contract
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
None
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of the contract month
|
Coffee
KC
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Coffee TR Sub-Idx
|
JO
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
15.
SB [SB]
|
Sugar
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Mar,
May, Jul, Oct
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Last
business day of the month preceding delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:00am-12:00pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
1/100
cent/pound ($11.20/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
None
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of delivery month.
|
Sugar
SB
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Sugar TR Sub-Idx
|
SGG
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.
CT [CT]
|
Cotton
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents
and hundredths of a cent/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Current
month plus one or more of the next 23 succeeding months (active trading
months: Mar, May, Jul, Oct, Dec)
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Seventeen
business days from the end of the spot month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10:30am-2:15pm, Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
1/100
of a cent (one “point”)/pound below 95 cents/pound; 5/100 of a cent (five,
“points”)/pound at prices of 95 cents/pound and higher.
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Three
cents above or below the previous day’s settlement price. But if any contract
month settles at or above $1.10/pound, all contract months will trade with 4
cent price limits. Should no month settle at or above $1.10/pound, price
limits stay at (or revert to) 3 cents/pound. No limit for spot month or after
first notice day, which is five business days from the end of the preceding
month.
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of delivery month.
|
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Cotton TR Sub-Idx
|
BAL
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
17.
OJ [OJ]
|
Orange
Juice
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents
and hundredths of a cent/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Jan,
Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov (with at least two Jan months listed at all times)
|
Last
Trading Day
|
14th
business day prior to the last business day of the month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10:00am-1:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
5/100
of a cent/pound ($7.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
5
cents ($750/contract)
|
Delivery
Period
|
Any
business day of the delivery month.
|
18.
YZ
|
Azuki
Beans
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Japanese
yen (JPY)/bag
|
Contract
Months
|
6
consecutive months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
2
business days prior to the delivery day.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:00am,
11:00am. 1:00pm and 3:00pm (9:00am and 11:00am on the last trading day)
(Japanese time)
|
Tick
Size
|
10
JPY/bag (800 JPY/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
If
the “standard price” (i.e. monthly average of closing prices for contract
months) is under JPY 8,000, the price limit is JPY 300; if the standard price
is JPY 8,000 or more under JPY 16,000 yen, the limit is JPY 350; if the
standard price is JPY 16,000 or more, the limit is JPY 400. No price limits
in the spot month from the fifteenth of delivery month.
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
business day prior tothe last business day of the delivery month. If Dec 24
is not a business day, the delivery day is moved up to the nearest business
day.
|
19.
GW
|
Wool
(SFE)
|
Contract
Size
|
The
greasy (i.e. unwashed) wool equivalent of
|
Price
Quote
|
Australian
cents/kilogram clean weight
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb,
Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Third
Thursday of the contract month (trading ceases at 12:00 noon (
|
Trading
Hours
|
5:00pm-7:00am
and 10:30am-4:00pm (during
|
Tick
Size
|
Australian
$0.01/kilogram (A$25/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Not
listed
|
Delivery
Period
|
Commences
on the Friday prior to the third Thursday of the delivery month, unless that
Friday is not a business day, in which case the delivery period commences on
the business day immediately preceding, and in any event ends at the cose of
trade on the final day of trading.
|
20.
JSK
|
Silk
(YCE)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
US
dollars/dilogram
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb,
Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec within 12 month period
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Fifteenth
calendar day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
“Morning
1st Session, Morning 2nd Session; Afternoon 1st
Session; Afternoon Second Session”
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.01/kilogram
($3.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
If
the standard price is less than $20, the price limit is US $0.65; if the
price $20 to less than $30, the limit is $0.80; if the price is $30 and over,
the limit is $0.95.
|
Delivery
Period
|
From
last trading day until end of delivery month.
|
21.
JRU
|
Rubber
(TOCOM)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Japanese
yen (JPY)/kilogram
|
Contract
Months
|
6 consecutive
months from the current month
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
fourth business day prior to the delivery day.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:45am,
10:45am, 1:45pm, 2:45pm, 3:30pm
|
Tick
Size
|
Japanese
yen 0.1/kilogram
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
If
the “standard price” (i.e. a monthly average of closing prices for all
contract months except the last three business days in the previous month) is
less than JPY 70.0, the price limit is JPY 3.0/kilogram; if the standard
prices is JPY 70.0-119.9, the price limit is JPY 4.0/kilogram; if the
standard price is JPY 120.0-JPY 169.9, the price limit is JPY 5.0/kilogram;
if the standard price is JPY 170.0 and over, the limit is JPY 6.0/kilogram.
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
last business day of each month except December, when it is the day preceding
the last business day.
|
22.
HG
|
Copper
– High Grade (CMX)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
The
current calendar month and the next 23 consecutive months.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
on business on the third to last business day of the maturing delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:10am-1:00pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
5/100
of a cent/pound ($12.50/contract). Fluctuation of one cent is equivalent to
$250/contract.
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Initial
price limit, based upon the preceding day’s settlement price, is $0.20/pound.
Two minutes after either of the two most active months trades at the limit,
trading in all months of futures and options will cease for a 15-minute
period. Trading will also cease if either of the two active months is bid at
the upper limit or offered at the lower limit for two minutes without
trading. Trading will not cease if the limit is reached during the final 20
minutes of the day’s trading. If the limit is reached during the final half
hour of trading, trading will resume no later than 10 minutes before the
normal closing time. When trading resumes after a cessation of trading, the
price limits will be expanded by increments of 100%
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
first delivery day is the first business day of the delivery month; the last
delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Copper-High
Grade
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Copper TR Sub-Idx
|
JJC
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
23.
GC [GC]
|
Gold
(NYMEX) YG [YG] Mini Sized
NY Gold QO [QO] COMEX
MINY Gold
|
Contract
Size
|
100
troy ounces
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/troy
ounce
|
Contract
Months
|
Current
calendar month, the next two calendar months, any Feb, Apr, Aug, or Oct
thereafter falling within a 23-month period, and any Jun and Dec falling
within a 60-month period beginning with the current month.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
close of business on the third to last business day of the maturing delivery
month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:20am-1:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.10/troy
ounce ($10/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Initial
price limit, based upong the preceding day’s settlement price is $75 per
ounce. Two minutes after either of the two most active months trades at the
limit, trades in all months of futures and options will cease for a 15-minute
period. Trading will also cease if either of the two active months is bid at
the upper limit or offered at the lower limit for two minutes without
trading. Trading will not cease if the limit is reached during the final 20
minutes of a day’s trading. If the limit is reached during the final half
hour of trading, trading will resume no later than 10 minutes before the
normal closeing time. When trading resumes after a cessation of trading, the
price limits will be expanded by increments of 100%.
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
first delivery day is the first business day of the delivery month; the last
delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Gold
GC
|
ETFS
Gold Trust
|
SGOL
|
0.39
|
NYSE
|
|
PowerShares
DB Gold Short ETN
|
DGZ
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
24.
PL
|
Platinum
(NYMEX)
|
Contract
Size
|
50
troy ounces
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/troy
ounce
|
Contract
Months
|
Trading
is conducted during the current calendar month, the next two calendar months,
any Jan, Mar, May, or Sep thereafter falling within a 23-month period, and
any Jul or Dec falling within a 60-month period beginning with the current
months.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
of business on the third to last business day of the maturing delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:20am-1:05pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
10
cent/troy ounce ($5.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
No
maximum daily limit during the current delivery month, the closest cycle
month, and any months preceding it. In other months, the daily limit is $50
per ounce ($2,5800 per contract). If the price in any of the back months
settles at the limit for two consecutive days, limits will be expanded to $75
per ounce ($3750 per contract) and, if the market settles at that limit for
two consecutive days, prices will be expanded to the maximum daily limit of
$100 per ounce ($5000 per contract) on the following day.
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
first delivery day is the first business day of the delivery month; the last
delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Platinum
PL
|
ETFS
Physical Platinum Shares
|
PPLT
|
0.60
|
NYSE
|
|
UBS
E-TRACS Short Platinum ER
|
PTD
|
0.65
|
NYSE
|
25.
SI [ZI]
|
Silver
(NYMEX) YI [YI] Mini Sized NY
Silver Futures QI [QI] COMEX
MINY Silver
|
Contract
Size
|
5,000
troy ounces
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/troy
ounce
|
Contract
Months
|
Trading
is conducted during the current calendar month, the next two calendar months,
any Jan, Mar, May, or Sep thereafter falling within a 23-month period, and
any Jul or Dec falling within a 60-month period beginning with the current
months.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
of business on the third to last business day of the maturing delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:25am-1:25pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
Multiples
of ½ cent/troy ounce ($25.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Initial
price limit, based upon the preceding day’s settlement price, is $1.50. Two
minutes after either of the two most active months trades at the limit,
trades in all months of futures and options will cease for a 15-minute
period. Trading will also cease if either of the two active months is bid at
the upper limit or offered at the lower limit for two minutes without trading.
Trading will not cease if the limit is reached during the final 20 minutes of
a day’s trading. If the limit is reached during the final half hour of
trading, trading will resume no later than 10 minutes before the normal
closeing time. When trading resumes after a cessation of trading, the price
limits will be expanded by increments of 100%.
|
Delivery
Period
|
The
first delivery day is the first business day of the delivery month; the last
delivery day is the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Silver
SI
|
ETFS
Silver Trust
|
SIVR
|
0.30
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
26.
PB
|
Lead
(LME)
|
Contract
Size
|
25
metric tons (in the form of ingots)
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Monthly
out to 15 months forward
|
Trading
Hours
|
Trading
can be done 24 hours a day by phone. On the floor: First session:
12:05pm-12:10pm; 12:45am-12:50am; 1:15pm-3:10pm; Second session: 3:20-3:25pm,
4:00-4:05pm; 4:35-4:50pm
|
Tick
Size
|
50
cents/metric ton ($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
None
|
Delivery
Period
|
Daily
for three months forward and then every Wednesday for the next three months
and then every third Wednesday of the month for the next nine months out to
15 months forward.
|
Lead
PB
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Lead TR Sub-Idx E
|
LD
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
27.
|
Aluminum
(LME)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
25
consecutive months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
of business on the third to last business day of the delivery month
|
Trading
Hours
|
7:50am-1:15pm
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.0005/pound
($22.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.20/pound
above or below the previous day’s settlement price, unless one of the two
blosest delivery month’s trades at or is offered or bid for two minutes at
the limit. In that case, after a 15-minute halt, the market will reopen with
limits expanded by $0.20 on either side of the previous limit. This can
happen no more than twice in a session for a maximum $0.60 limit.
|
Delivery
Period
|
From
the first business day of the delivery month until the end of business hours
of the last business day of that month.
|
Aluminum
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Aluminum TR Sub-I
|
JJU
|
0.75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28.
N
|
Nickel
(LME)
|
Contract
Size
|
6
tons
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
First
month out of 27 months forward.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Not
listed
|
Trading
Hours
|
First
session: 12:15pm-12:20pm, 1:00pm-1:05pm-3:10pm. Second session:
3:45pm-3:50pm; 4:25pm-4:30pm; 4:35pm-4:55pm
|
Tick
Size
|
$5.00/ton
($30/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
No
price limits listed
|
Delivery
Period
|
Daily
for 3 months forward and then every Wednesday for the next three months and
every third Wednesday of the month for the next 21 months out to 27 months
forward.
|
Nickel
N
|
iPath
DJ-UBS Nickel TR Sub-Idx
|
JJN
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
29.
PA
|
Palladium
(NYMEX)
|
Contract
Size
|
100
troy ounces
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/troy
ounce
|
Contract
Months
|
Trading
is conducted over 15 months, beginning with the current month and the next
two consecutive months before moving into the quarterly cycle of Mar, Jun,
Sep, and Dec.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
of business on the fourth business day prior to the end of the delivery
month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
8:30am-1:00pm
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.05/troy
ounce ($5/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
No
price limits
|
Delivery
Period
|
Notice
may be given by the seller to the Exchange on the last business day preceding
the delivery month or any subsequent business day up to the third business
day prior to the end of the delivery month.
|
Palladium
PA
|
ETFS
Physical Paladium Shares
|
PALL
|
0.60
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
30.
SN
|
Tin
(LME)
|
Contract
Size
|
5
tons
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
Monthly
from the first month out to 15 months forward.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Not
listed
|
Trading
Hours
|
First
Session: 11:50am-11:55am, 12:40pm-12:45pm; 1:15pm-3:10pm. Second session:
3:40pm-3:45pm; 4:20pm-4:25pm; 4:35pm-4:50pm
|
Tick
Size
|
$5/ton
($25/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
No
price limits listed
|
Delivery
Period
|
Daily
for three months forward and then every Wednesday for the next three months
and then every third Wednesday of the month for the next 9 months out of 15
months.
|
Tin
SN
|
iPath
Dow Jones AIG Tin
|
JJT
|
0.82
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
31.
ZN
|
Zinc
(LME)
|
Contract
Size
|
25
tons
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/ton
|
Contract
Months
|
First
month out to 27 months forward
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Not
listed
|
Trading
Hours
|
First
session: 12:10pm-12:15pm, 12:50pm-12:55pm; 1:15pm-3:10pm. Second session:
3:25 pm-3:30pm; 4:05pm-4:10pm; 4:35pm-4:55pm.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.50/ton
($12.50/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
No
price limits listed
|
Delivery
Period
|
Daily
for 3 months forward and then every Wednesday for the next three months and
every third Wednesday of the month for the next 21 months out to 27 months
forward.
|
Zinc
ZN
|
ETFS
Leveraged Zinc ETF
|
LZIC
|
0.98
|
British
|
|
|
|
|
|
32.
CL [CL]
|
Crude
Oil, Light Sweet (NYMEX)
QM [QM] NYMEX MINY Light Sweet Crude Oil
|
Contract
Size
|
1,000
barrels
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/barrel
|
Contract
Months
|
Third
consecutive months plus long-dated futures initially listed 36, 48, 60, 72,
and 84 months prior to delivery. “Additionally, trading can be executed at an
average differential to the previous day’s settlement prices for periods of
two to 30 consecutive months in a single transaction.”
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
close of business on the third business day prior to the 25th
calendar day of the month preceding the delivery month. If the 25th
calendar day is a non-business day, trading shall cease on the third business
day prior to the business day preceding the 25th calendar day.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10am-2:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.01/barrel
($10.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$10/barrel
(10,000/contract) for all months. If any contract is traded, bid, or offered
at the limit for five minutes, trading is halted for five minutes. When
trading resumes, the limit is expanded by $10 per barrel in either direction
after each successive five-minute trading halt. There will be no maximum
price fluctuation limits during any one trading session.
|
Delivery
Period
|
All
deliveries are ratable over the course of the month and must be initiated on
or after the first calendar day and completed by the last calendar day of the
delivery month.
|
Crude
Oil, Light Sweet (CL)
|
|
USO
|
0.45
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
33.
HO [HO]
|
Heating
Oil No. 2 (NYMEX)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/gallon
|
Contract
Months
|
Eighteen
consecutive months commencing with the next calendar month (e.g., on January
6, 2004, trading occurs in all months from February 2004 through July 2005).
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
close of business on the last business day of the month preceding the
delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10:00am-2:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.0001
(0.01 cent)/gallon ($4.20/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
For
all months $0.25/gallon ($10,500/contract). If any contract is traded, bid,
or offered at the limit for five minutes, trading is halted for five minutes.
When trading resumes, the limit is expanded by $0.25 per gallon in either
direction. If another halt were triggered, the market would continue to be
expanded by $0.25 per gallon in either direction after each successive
five-minute trading halt. There will be no maximum price-fluctuation limits
during any one trading session.
|
Delivery
Period
|
Deliveries
may be initiated only the day after the fifth business day and must be
completed before the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Heating
Oil No.2 HO
|
|
UHN
|
0.93
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
34.
HU [RBOB?]
|
Gasoline
– NY Unleaded (NYMEX)
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/gallon
|
Contract
Months
|
Twelve
consecutive months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Close
of business on the last business day of the month preceding the delivery
month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10:05am-2:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.0001
(0.01 cent)/gallon ($4.20/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
For
all months $0.25/gallon ($10,500/contract). If any contract is traded, bid,
or offered at the limit for five minutes, trading is halted for five minutes.
When trading resumes, the limit is expanded by $0.25 per gallon in either
direction. If another halt were triggered, the market would continue to be
expanded by $0.25 per gallon in either rdirection after each successive
five-minute trading halt. There will be no maximum price-fluctuation limits
during any one trading session.
|
Delivery
Period
|
Deliveries
may be initiated only the day after the fifth business day and must be
completed before the last business day of the delivery month.
|
Gasoline
|
|
UGA
|
0.60
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
35.
NG [NG]
|
Natural
Gas (NYMEX) NGF [NGF]
|
Contract
Size
|
10,000
million British thermal units (mmBtu)
|
Price
Quote
|
Dollars/mmBtu
|
Contract
Months
|
Seventy-two
consecutive months commencing with the next calendar month (e.g., on January
6, 2004, trading occurs in all months from February 2004 through January
2010).
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Three
business days prior to the first calendar day of the delivery month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
10:00am-2:30pm,
Mon.-Fri.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.001
(0.1 cent)/mmBtu ($10/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
For
all months $3.00/mmBtu ($30,000/contract). If any contract is traded, bid, or
offered at the limit for five minutes, trading is halted for five minutes.
When trading resumes, the limit is expanded by $3 per mmBtu in either
direction. If another halt were triggered, the market would continue to be
expanded by $3 per mmBtu in either direction after each successive
five-minute trading halt. There will be no maximum price-fluctuation limits
during any one trading session.
|
Delivery
Period
|
No
earlier than the first calendar day of the delivery month and shall be
completed no later than the last calendar day of the delivery month.
|
Natural
Gas NG
|
|
UNL
|
0.75
|
NYSE
|
|
|
|
|
|
FC [GF]
|
Feeder
Cattle-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
?
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents/pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb,
Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec (only the three nearby contracts are listed)
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The
last business day of the contract month.
|
Trading
Hours
|
9:05am-1:00pm
Central Time (Last Trading Day 12:00pm)
|
Tick
Size
|
0.025
cents/pound ($10.00/contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
Any
business day of the contract month (stockyard)
|
Delivery
Period
|
And
any slaughter day of the contract month (approved by packing-plant delivery)
plus the first seven business days (and intervening slaughter days) of the
next calendar month, except that deliveries may not be made prior to the
seventh business day (stockyard delivery) and the fourth business day
(approved packing-plant delivery) following the first Friday of the contract
month.
|
AC [AC]
|
Ethanol-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
|
Contract
Months
|
All calendar months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
The third business day of the delivery month
|
Trading
Hours
|
Sunday: 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 a.m. Central Time, next day
Monday - Friday: 6:00 p.m. previous day - 7:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time Note: Expiring contract closes at 12:00 noon on LTD. |
Tick
Size
|
$0.001 per gallon ($1.827 to $1.828 = $29.00 per
contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.30 per gallon ($8,700 per contract) above or
below the previous day's settlement price.
No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted beginning on first position day). |
Delivery
Period
|
The second business day following the LTD of the
delivery month
|
PB [PB]
|
Frozen
Pork Belly-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents per pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Feb, Mar, May, Jul, Aug
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Business day immediately preceding the last 3
business days of the contract month, 12:00 p.m.
|
Trading
Hours
|
MON 9:05 a.m. - FRI 1:55 p.m. Central Time
Daily trading halts 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Time |
Tick
Size
|
$.00025 per pound ($10 per contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$.03 per pound above or below previous day’s
settlement price, expandable to $.045 per pound
|
Delivery
Period
|
|
CB [CB]
|
Cash-Settled
Butter Futures-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents per pound
|
Contract
Months
|
Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct and Dec
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Trading shall terminate on the business day
immediately preceding the last seven business days of the contract month. (LTD 12:10
p.m.)
|
Trading
Hours
|
MON–FRI: 9:05 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.00025 per pound (= $10.00 per contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.05 per pound above or below the previous day's
settlement price,
multiple expansions. No limits in the spot month. |
Delivery
Period
|
|
DA [DA]
|
Milk Class III Index
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents per hundredweight (cwt.)
|
Contract
Months
|
All Calendar Months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Trading shall terminate on the business day
immediately preceding the day on which the USDA announces the Class III price
for that contract month. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
|
Trading
Hours
|
Sundays at 5:00 p.m. through Friday at 1:55 p.m.
with daily trading halts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.01 per cwt (= $20.00 per contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.75 per cwt above or below the previous day's
settlement price.
|
Delivery
Period
|
|
DY [DY]
|
Dry
Whey Index-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents per pound
|
Contract
Months
|
All Calendar Months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Trading shall terminate on the business day
immediately preceding the day on which the USDA announces the Dry Whey price
for that contract month. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
|
Trading
Hours
|
Sundays at 5:00 p.m. through Friday at 1:55 p.m.
with daily trading halts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.00025 per pound (= $11.00 per contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.04 per pound above or below the previous day's
settlement price,
expandable to $0.06. No limits in the last 5 days of trading. |
Delivery
Period
|
|
GDK [GDK]
|
Class
IV Milk-200k lbs.-CME
|
Contract
Size
|
|
Price
Quote
|
Cents per hundredweight (cwt.)
|
Contract
Months
|
All Calendar Months
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Trading shall terminate on the business day
immediately preceding the day on which the USDA announces the Class IV price
for that contract month. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
|
Trading
Hours
|
Sundays at 5:00 p.m. through Friday at 1:55 p.m.
with daily trading halts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.01 per cwt (= $20.00 per contract)
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
$0.75 per cwt above or below the previous day's
settlement price.
|
Delivery
Period
|
Cash Settlemen
|
COIL
[COIL]
|
Brent
Crude-IPE
|
Contract
Size
|
1,000 barrels (42,000 US gallons)
|
Price
Quote
|
The contract price is in US dollars and cents per
barrel
|
Contract
Months
|
A maximum of 72 consecutive months will be listed.
In addition, 6 contract months comprising of June and December contracts will
be listed for an additional three calendar years. Twelve additional contract
months will be added each year on the expiry of the prompt December contract
month.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
Trading shall cease at the end of the designated
settlement period on the Business Day (a trading day which is not a public
holiday in England and Wales) immediately preceding:
(i) Either the 15th day before the first day of the contract month, if such 15th day is a Business Day (ii) If such 15th day is not a Business Day the next preceding Business Day. |
Trading
Hours
|
EST Hours Open 20:00 (18:00 on Sundays) Close: 18:00 the following day. |
Tick
Size
|
One cent per barrel, equivalent to a tick value of
$10
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
There are no limits
|
Delivery
Period
|
The weighted average price of trades during a three
minute settlement period from 19:27:00,
|
BZ [BZ]
|
Brent
Crude Last Day-NYMEX
|
Contract
Size
|
1,000 barrels
|
Price
Quote
|
U.S. Dollars and Cents per barrel
|
Contract
Months
|
Up to 72 consecutive months on an annual basis
(balance of current year plus five full years) and then June and December
contracts for three additional years.
|
Last
Trading Day
|
|
Trading
Hours
|
Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. –
4:15 p.m.
|
Tick
Size
|
$0.01 per barrel
|
Daily
Price Limit
|
|
Delivery
Period
|
Trading shall cease on the same termination day as
the ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures Contract forthe delivery month, i.e., on the
business day immediately preceding the 15th day prior to the first day of the
delivery month, if such 15th day is a banking day in
|
GOIL [GOIL]
|
Gasoil-IPE
|
Contract
Size
|
One or more lots of 100 metric tonnes of gasoil,
with delivery by volume namely
|
Price
Quote
|
The contract price is in US dollars and cents per
tonne (on an EU import duty paid basis).
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Contract
Months
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Up to 36 consecutive months forward and then
quarterly out to 48 months, then half yearly out to 60 months
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Last
Trading Day
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Trading shall cease at 12:00 hours, 2 business days
prior to the 14th calendar day of the delivery.
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Trading
Hours
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Open time on Monday morning/Sunday is 23:00
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Tick
Size
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25 cents per tonne, equivalent to a tick value of
$25.
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Daily
Price Limit
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There are no limits.
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Delivery
Period
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Physical delivery within the ARA area between 16th
and last calendar day of the delivery month.
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HOIL[HOIL]
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Heating
Oil-IPE
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Contract
Size
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Price
Quote
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Contract
Months
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Last
Trading Day
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Trading
Hours
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Tick
Size
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Daily
Price Limit
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Delivery
Period
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WTI [WTI]
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Contract
Size
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1,000 bbls (42,000 US gallons).
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Price
Quote
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The contract price is in US dollars and cents per
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Contract
Months
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A maximum of 72 consecutive months will be listed.
Thereafter, the exchange will list an additional 6 contracts comprised of
June and December contracts for an additional 3 years. 12 additional
contracts will be added each year on the expiry of the prompt December
contract month. A
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Last
Trading Day
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Trading
Hours
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Open time for Monday morning/Sunday evening is:
23:00 18:00 17:00 |
Tick
Size
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One cent per barrel, equivalent to a tick value of
$10
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Daily
Price Limit
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There are no limits.
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Delivery
Period
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T [T]
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Wheat-LIFFE_NF
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Contract
Size
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One hundred tonnes
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Price
Quote
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Pounds sterling and pence per tonne, free delivered
to buyer’s lorry in bulk, from a registered store in mainland
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Contract
Months
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January, March, May, July, November, such that ten
delivery months are available for trading
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Last
Trading Day
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23rd calendar day of delivery month (in the case of
July delivery months, the 7th calendar day) at 12:30 (if not a business day
then the first business day immediately preceding)
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Trading
Hours
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09:25 - 17:28
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Tick
Size
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5 pence per tonne (£5)
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Daily
Price Limit
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Delivery
Period
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W [W]
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White
Sugar-LIFFE_NF
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Contract
Size
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Fifty tonnes
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Price
Quote
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US dollars and cents per tonne FOB and stowed in
vessel's hold in a designated port in one of the following countries of
origin: Algeria, Argentina1, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador2, France, Germany,
Guatemala, India3, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco,
Mozambique, The Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sudan,
Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E., Ukraine, U.K. and U.S.A.
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Contract
Months
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March, May, August, October, December, such that
eight delivery months are available for trading.
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Last
Trading Day
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Sixteen calendar days preceding the first day of the
delivery month (if not a business day then the first business day immediately
preceding).
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Trading
Hours
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08:45 - 17:30
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Tick
Size
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10 cents per tonne ($5)
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Daily
Price Limit
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Delivery
Period
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NGF [NGF]
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Contract
Size
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Multiples of 5 lots of 1,000 therms per lot of
natural gas per day.
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Price
Quote
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The contract price is in
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Contract
Months
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16-18 consecutive months, 11-12 quarters and 9
seasons. Months, quarters and seasons are listed in parallel.
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Last
Trading Day
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Trading shall cease at the close of business two
business days prior to the first calendar day of the delivery month, quarter
or season.
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Trading
Hours
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07:00 - 17:00, Local
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Tick
Size
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Futures/Blocks - 0.01 pence/therm
EFPs/EFSs - 0.005 pence/therm |
Daily
Price Limit
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There are no limits
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Delivery
Period
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