U.S.
Exchanges
Exchange
|
Acronym and
Website
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Contracts
|
1. Chicago
Board of Trade
|
CBOT
|
Corn,
soybeans meal and oil, wheat, oats, rough rice, and oilseeds
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2. Chicago
Mercantile
|
CME
|
Livestock,
corn, oats, soybeans, wheat
|
3. Kansas
City (Missouri) Board of Trade
|
KC
|
Wheat
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4. MidAmerica
Commodity Exchange
|
MidAm
|
Wheat,
corn, soybeans
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5. Minneapolis
Grain Exchange
|
MPLS
|
Corn,
soybeans, wheat
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6. New York
Board of Trade
|
NYBOT
|
Cocoa,
coffee, sugar, cotton, orange juice
|
7. New York
Mercantile Exchange
|
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
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Sugar,
ethanol, coffe, soy, and other agricultural products
|
2.
China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange
|
DCE
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Soybeans, soy meal, and corn
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3. Shanghai Futures Exchange
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SHFE
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Aluminum, copper, rubber, and oil
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4. Zhengzhoa’s Commodity Exchange
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ZCE
|
Wheat and cotton
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5. London’s International Petroleum Exchange
|
IPE
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Oil and other energy products
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6. London International Financial Futures Exchange
|
LIFFE
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Cocoa, coffee, sugar, and wheat
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7. London Metal Exchange
|
Industrial metals
|
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8. Paris’s Marche a Terme Internationale de France
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MATIF
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Corn and wheat
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9. Sydney Futures Exchange
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SFE
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Wool, cattle
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10. Tokyo Commodity Exchange
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TOCOM
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Precious and industrial metals, rubber, crude oil,
and other energy products
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11. Tokyo Grain Exchange
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TGE
|
Corn, U.S. soybeans, soybean meal, azuki beans,
coffee, and sugar
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12. Yokohama Commodity Exchange
|
YCE
|
Raw silk, dried cocoon, potato
|
13. Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
|
WCE
|
Canola, feed wheat, western barley, flaxseed
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Corn (CBOT) YC [YC] Mini Sized Corn Futures
|
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Contract Size
|
5,000 bushels
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Price Quote
|
Cents and ¼ cent/bu
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Contract Months
|
Dec, Mar, May, Jul, Sep
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Last Trading Day
|
The business day prior to the 15th
calendar day of contract month
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Trading Hours
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9:30-1:15pm Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
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Tick Size
|
¼ cent/bu ($12.50/contract)
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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.
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Corn C (CBOT)
|
ETFS Corn ETF (CORN-LSE)
|
CORN
|
0.98
|
British London Stock Exchange
|
ETFS Short Corn ETF
|
SCOR
|
0.98
|
British London Stock Exchange
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2. O [ZO]
|
Oats (CBOT)
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Contract Size
|
5,000 bu
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Price Quote
|
¼ cent/bu
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Contract Months
|
Jul, Sep, Dec, Mar, May
|
Last Trading Day
|
The business day prior to the 15th
calendar day of the contract month
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Trading Hours
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9:30am-1:15pm Central Time, Mon.-Fri.
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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
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3. S [ZS]
|
Soybeans (CBOT) YK [YK] Mini
Sized Soybean Futures
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Contract Size
|
5,000 bu
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Price Quote
|
Cents and ¼ cent/bu
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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
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Trading Hours
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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 London Stock Exchange
|
ETFS Short Soybeans ETF (SSOB-LSE)
|
SSOB
|
0.98
|
British London Stock Exchange
|
4. SM [ZM]
|
Soybean Meal (CBOT)
|
Contract Size
|
100 tons (2,000 lbs/ton)
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Price Quote
|
Dollars and cents/ton
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Contract Months
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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
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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.
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5. BO [ZL]
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Soybean Oil (CBOT)
|
Contract Size
|
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Price Quote
|
Cents/lb
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Contract Months
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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 London Stock Exchange
|
ETFS Short Soybean Oil ETF (SSYO-LSE)
|
SSYO
|
0.98
|
British London Stock Exchange
|
6. RR [ZR]
|
Rough Rice (CBOT)
|
Contract Size
|
2,000 cwt (hundredweight)
|
Price Quote
|
Cents/cwt
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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
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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
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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 London Stock Exchange
|
ETFS Short Wheat ETF (SWEA-LSE)
|
SWEA
|
0.98
|
British London Stock Exchange
|
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.
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Delivery Period
|
From first business day of delivery month.
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10. LC [LE]
|
Live Cattle (CME)
|
Contract Size
|
|
Price Quote
|
Cents/pound
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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 London Stock Exchange
|
11. LH [HE]
|
Lean Hogs (CME)
|
Contract Size
|
|
Price Quote
|
Cents/pound
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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 London Stock Exchange
|
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] Cocoa NYBOT
|
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.
|
Cotton CT
|
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 (Sydney time)
|
Trading Hours
|
5:00pm-7:00am and 10:30am-4:00pm (during US daylight
savings time); 5:10pm-7:30am and 10:30am-4:00pm (during non-daylight savings
time)
|
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. AL
|
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 AL
|
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 London Stock Exchange
|
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)
|
United States Oil Fund LP
|
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
|
United States Heating Oil Fund
|
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
|
United States Gasoline Fund LP
|
UGA
|
0.60
|
NYSE
|
35. NG [NG]
|
Natural Gas (NYMEX) NGF [NGF] UK Natural Gas-IPE
|
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
|
United States Natural Gas Fund LP
|
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
|
UK
Hours* Open 01:00 London local time (23.00 on Sundays) Close 23:00 London
local time.
EST Hours Open 20:00 (18:00 on Sundays) Close: 18:00 the following day. Chicago Hours Open 19:00 (17:00 on Sundays) Close: 17:00 the following day. Singapore Hours Open 08:00 (06:00 on Monday mornings) close 06:00 the next 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, London time.
|
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. Chicago Time/CT) with a
45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT)
|
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 London. If the 15th day is a nonbanking day in
London (including Saturday), trading shall cease on the business day
immediately preceding the first business day prior to the 15th day.
|
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).
|
Contract Months
|
Up to 36
consecutive months forward and then quarterly out to 48 months, then half
yearly out to 60 months
|
Last Trading Day
|
Trading
shall cease at 12:00 hours, 2 business days prior to the 14th calendar day of
the delivery.
|
Trading Hours
|
Open time
on Monday morning/Sunday is 23:00 London (local time), 18:00 New York, 06:00
Singapore.
|
Tick Size
|
25 cents
per tonne, equivalent to a tick value of $25.
|
Daily Price Limit
|
There are
no limits.
|
Delivery Period
|
Physical
delivery within the ARA area between 16th and last calendar day of the
delivery month.
|
HOIL[HOIL]
|
Heating Oil-IPE
|
Contract Size
|
|
Price Quote
|
|
Contract Months
|
|
Last Trading Day
|
|
Trading Hours
|
|
Tick Size
|
|
Daily Price Limit
|
|
Delivery Period
|
WTI [WTI]
|
West Texas Intermediate
|
Contract Size
|
1,000 bbls
(42,000 US gallons).
|
Price Quote
|
The
contract price is in US dollars and cents per US bbl
|
Contract Months
|
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 US business day is a day on
which NYMEX is open for business.
|
Last Trading Day
|
|
Trading Hours
|
Open time
for Monday morning/Sunday evening is:
23:00 London (local time) 18:00 New York 17:00 Chicago. |
Tick Size
|
One cent
per barrel, equivalent to a tick value of $10
|
Daily Price Limit
|
There are
no limits.
|
Delivery Period
|
T [T]
|
Wheat-LIFFE_NF
|
Contract Size
|
One hundred
tonnes
|
Price Quote
|
Pounds
sterling and pence per tonne, free delivered to buyer’s lorry in bulk, from a
registered store in mainland Great Britain.
|
Contract Months
|
January,
March, May, July, November, such that ten delivery months are available for
trading
|
Last Trading Day
|
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)
|
Trading Hours
|
09:25 -
17:28
|
Tick Size
|
5 pence per
tonne (£5)
|
Daily Price Limit
|
|
Delivery Period
|
W [W]
|
White Sugar-LIFFE_NF
|
Contract Size
|
Fifty
tonnes
|
Price Quote
|
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.
|
Contract Months
|
March, May,
August, October, December, such that eight delivery months are available for
trading.
|
Last Trading Day
|
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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UK Natural Gas-IPE.
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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 Sterling and in pence per therm
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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 London Time (LLT), Monday - Friday.
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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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