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Cash-Settled Butter Futures
 
 
Cash Settled Butter Futures
Contract Size 20,000 lbs. of Butter ( ˜9 metric tons)
Product Description Grade AA Butter
Pricing Unit Cents per pound
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation) $0.00025 per pound (= $5.00 per contract)
Daily Price Limits $0.05 per pound above or below the previous day's settlement price, with
multiple expansions. No limits in the last 5 days of trading. See CME Rule: 5602.D
Trading Hours
(All times listed are Central Time)
Globex (Electronic Platform) Sundays at 5:00 p.m. through Friday at 1:55 p.m. with daily trading halts from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Last Trade Date/Time
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Trading shall terminate on the business day immediately preceding the day on which the USDA announces the Butter price for that contract month. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
Contract Months
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All Calendar Months
Settlement Procedure Cash Settlement See CME Rule 5603.A
Position Limits Non-Spot: 500 contracts in any contract month
Spot: 100 contracts
All months combined: n/a
See CME Rule: 5602.E
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Rulebook Chapter 56
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.