Description
Cocoa (Financial) futures are an outright cocoa futures contract between a buyer and a seller that industry participants, such as cocoa producers, food processors and beauty product manufacturers, can use to manage price risk.
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| NYMEX Cocoa Futures | |||||
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| Product Symbol | CJ | ||||
| Venue | CME Globex, CME ClearPort | ||||
| Hours (All Times are New York Time/ET) |
CME Globex: | Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT) | |||
| CME ClearPort: | Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT) | ||||
| Contract Size | 10 metric tons | ||||
| Price Quotation | U.S. Dollars and Cents per ton | ||||
| Minimum Fluctuation | $1.00 per ton | ||||
| Termination of Trading | Trading terminates on the day immediately preceding the first notice day of the corresponding trading month of Cocoa futures at ICE Futures U.S. | ||||
| Listed Contracts | Trading is conducted in the March, May, July, September, and December cycle for the next 23 months. | ||||
| Settlement Type | Financial | ||||
| Settlement Procedure | Daily NYMEX Softs Settlement Procedure (PDF) Final NYMEX Cocoa Futures Settlement Procedure (PDF) |
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| Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
| Rulebook Chapter | 930 | ||||
| Exchange Rule | These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. | ||||