Contract Specifications of
Currencies
¹ This is the FT-SE 100 Index Option
² These options are traded on MONEP
a) Automatic Exercise if 100 points in the money
b) Automatic Exercise
c) Closing call begins at 18:45 Options traded until 18:48 with an 18:50 closing call
d) Under $400/oz, strike increments are every $10/oz e) In even number increments
f) MACE wheat option is 5,000 bushels
g) MACE contract, traded on CBOT
h) CBOT & KCBT grain options are quoted as 1 contract, not as five thousand bushels.
i) Sunday through to Thursday only. Trading day begins at 00:00 of that day.
j) Option closing call begins at 19:10
k) Limit applies between 13:20-13:35. No limit after 13:35
l) Serial months are available.
m) Intraday limits are applicable
F January G February
J April K May
N July Q August
V October X November
n) 2c below $1.00, 5c above $1.00.
o) Trading on ACCESS available (contact an Order Specialist for exact terms).
p) Trading on GLOBEX available (contact an Order Specialist for exact terms).
q) Trading on PROJECT A available (contact an Order Specialist for exact terms).
r) No limit front month s) No limit first two months t) Cash settlement, no deliveries
u) Circuit breaker rule (contact an Order Specialist for exact terms).
v) Circuit breaker rule (contact an Order Specialist for exact terms). No limit 13:20 - 13:35
w) Option ceases trading when corresponding future is locked
H March
M June
U September
Z December
CBOT Chicago Board of Trade
CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange
COMEX Commodity Exchange of New York
CSCE Coffee Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
DTB Deutsche Termin Bourse
IPE International Petroleum Exchange
KCBT Kansas City Board of Trade
IMM International Monetary Market
LCP LIFFE Commodity Products
LIFFE London Internat. Financial Futures Exchange
LME London Metal Exchange
MACE MidAmerica Commodity Exchange
MATIF Marché à Terme International de France
MGE Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MONEP Marché des Options Négociables de Paris
NYCE New York Cotton Exchange
NYFE New York Futures Exchange
NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange
SIMEX Singapore International Monetary Exchange
SFE Sydney Futures Exchange.