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Options Contract Specifications The euro contract specifications tell you how the euro options trade, not how to trade euro options.
Before you consider opening a currency options account, you should consult with a licensed commodities broker.
| Trade Unit | One Euro futures contract | | Point Descriptions | 1
point = $.0001 per Euro = $12.50 per contract | | Contract
Listing | Four months in the March cycle, Mar, Jun, Sep,
Dec and two months not in the March cycle (serial months), plus four weekly expirations. | | Strike Price Interval | N/A | | Product Code | Clearing
Calls/Puts=EC
Ticker Calls=EC
Ticker Puts=EC
Globex=6E
Weekly Expiration Options:
Floor
Calls=1XC/5XC
Puts=1XP/5XP
AON=UG
Globex
6E1-6E5
| | Trading Venue: Floor | | Hours | 7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m. LTD | | Listed | All listed
series | | Strike | All listed intervals | | Limits | No limits | | Minimum Fluctuation | Regular | 0.0001=$12.50 | | Cab | 0.00005=$6.25 | | Special "Half
Tick" | 0.00005=$6.25 for premium<0.0005, spreads w/net premium<0.0005,
non-generic combos with total premium<0.0010. | | Trading
Venue: CME® Globex® | | Hours | Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-7:15 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun & Hol 5:00 p.m.-7:15
a.m SxS effective 12/18/06 Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun & Hol 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | | Listed | All listed
series | | Strike | 16 strikes up & down, and including, the strike nearest the money. | | Limits | No limits | | Minimum Fluctuation | Regular | 0.0001=$12.50 | | Cab | 0.00005=$6.25 | | Special "Half Tick" | 0.00005=$6.25 for premium<0.0005,
spreads w/net premium<0.0005, non-generic combo trades<0.0010. |
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