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British Pound

Product Overview

British pound futures provide a way to:

  • Assess the relative value of the U.S. dollar compared to the British pound
  • Manage risks associated with currency rate fluctuations in the FX markets
  • Take advantage of profit opportunities stemming from changes in those rates
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General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
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CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.


CME Product Market Data
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Contract Specification View
Trade Unit 62,500 pounds sterling (British pounds)
Settle Method Delivery
Point (Tick) Size 1 point = $.0001 per pound sterling = $6.25 per contract
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding No limits
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular0.0001=$6.25
Calendar Spread0.0001=$6.25
Trading Hours Mon/Thur 5:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; Sun & Hol 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Listed All listed series plus 3 calendar spreads.
Product Codes Clearing=BP Ticker=BP GLOBEX=6B AON=LP (20 Threshold)&
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Six months in the March Quarterly Cycle Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec. See notes
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Trade Unit 62,500 pounds sterling (British pounds)
Settle Method Delivery
Point (Tick) Size 1 point = $.0001 per pound sterling = $6.25 per contract
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding No limits
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular0.0001=$6.25
Calendar Spread0.0001=$6.25
All or None0.0001=$6.25
Trading Hours 7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Listed
Product Codes Clearing=BP Ticker=BP GLOBEX=6B AON=LP (20 Threshold)&
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Six months in the March Quarterly Cycle Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec. See notes
View current product listings
General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
RSS

CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.


Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
JUN08 BPM08 12/19/2006 Add to Outlook 06/16/2008 06/16/2008
SEP08 BPU08 03/20/2007 Add to Outlook 09/15/2008 09/15/2008
DEC08 BPZ08 06/19/2007 Add to Outlook 12/15/2008 12/15/2008
MAR09 BPH09 09/18/2007 Add to Outlook 03/16/2009 03/16/2009
JUN09 BPM09 12/18/2007 Add to Outlook 06/15/2009 06/15/2009
SEP09 BPU09 03/18/2008 Add to Outlook 09/14/2009 09/14/2009
General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
RSS

CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.