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Butter Options
 


Type
Butter Options
Underlying Contract One Butter Futures contract
Pricing Unit Cents per per pound
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation) Full TIck: $0.00025 per pound (= $10.00 per contract)
Half Tick: $0.000125 per pound (= $5.00 per contract)
Daily Price Limits None
Trading Hours
(All times listed are Central Time)
Open Outcry  (Trading Floor)
MON-FRI: 9:05 a.m. - 1:12 p.m. Central Time
Last Trade Date/Time
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Trading shall terminate on the first Friday of the delivery month of the
underlying futures contract. If that Friday is not a business day, then trading
shall terminate on the immediately preceding business day. (LTD 12:10 p.m.)
Contract Months
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Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct and Dec
Strike Price Intervals All Contract Months: $0.02 intervals See CME Rule 51A01.E
Exercise Procedure American Style See CME Rule 51A02
Position Limits Non-spot: 1,000 contracts in any contract month
Spot: 200 contracts
All months combined: n/a
See CME Rule 51A02.F.
Ticker Symbol Open Outcry = DB
Clearing = DB
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Rulebook Chapter 51A
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.