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Currency Futures Contract Specifications

 

Commodity: Australian Dollar
Commodity Symbol: AD
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

100,000 Australian dollars

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per Australian Dollars

Tick Value:

$0.0001 ($10.00 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

 

Commodity: British Pound
Commodity Symbol: BP
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

62,500 pounds sterling (British pounds)

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per pounds sterling (British pounds)

Tick Value:

0.0001 ($6.25 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

 

Commodity: Canadian Dollar
Commodity Symbol: CD
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

100,000 Canadian dollars

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per Canadian dollars

Tick Value:

$0.0001 ($10.00 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

Commodity: European Currency - Euro
Commodity Symbol: EC
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

125,000 Euros

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per Euro

Tick Value:

$0.0001 ($12.50 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

Commodity: Japanese Yen
Commodity Symbol: JY
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

12,500,000 Japanese yen

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per 100 Japanese Yen

Tick Value:

$0.000001 ($12.50 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

Commodity: Swiss Franc
Commodity Symbol: SF
Commodity Exchange: Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Contract Size:

125,000 Swiss Francs

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars per Swiss Francs

Tick Value:

$0.0001 ($12.50 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

9:16 a.m. Central Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

Floor: 7:20 am to 2:00 pm.

GLOBEX®: Mon/Thurs 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Sundays & Holidays 5:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  (All times Central Time)

 

Commodity: US Dollar Index
Commodity Symbol: DX
Commodity Exchange: New York Board of Trade

Contract Size:

$1,000 times the U.S. Dollar Index

Prices Quoted In:

U.S. Dollars

Tick Value:

.01 of a U.S. Dollar Index point ($10.00 per contract)

Daily Price Limit:

None

Contract Months:

March, June, September, December

Last Trading Day:

10:16 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month.

Trading Hours:

7:00 pm to 10:00 pm 
3:00 am to 8:05 am
8:05 am to 3:00 pm
 

(All times Eastern Standard Time)

 


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