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Options Contract Specifications
     
The dollar index contract specifications tell you how the dollar index options trade, not how to trade dollar index options. Before you consider opening a commodity options account, you should consult with a licensed commodities broker.
  
DOLLAR INDEX OPTIONS

Product Name
US Dollar Index Futures 
   
Hub Name
NYCC (US Dollar Index) 
  
Trading Hours
Floor Trading Hours are 08:00 to 15:00 Eastern time (closing period commences at 14:59) 
  
Units of Trading
One futures contract ($1000 X Index value) 
  
Contract Symbol
DX 
  
Quotation
US Dollar Index points, calculated to three decimal places .010 = $10 
   
Tick Size
.005 = $5 
   
Contract Listings
Four months in the March/June/September/December and the nearest two months 
  
Price Limits
The DX contract has no price limits 
  
Strike Price Increments
Intervals of one US Dollar Index trading point (1.00) Ex. one by figure 
   
Price Quotation
Price quoted in US Dollar Index points out to 3 decimal places. 
   
Last Trading Day
Two Fridays before the third Wednesday of the expiring contract month 
   
Final Settlement
The US Dollar Index is physically settled on the third Wednesday of the expiration month against six component currencies (euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc) in their respective percentage weights in the Index. Settlement rates may be quoted to three decimal places. 
  
Position Limits
The DX contract has no position limits.

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