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Nonfarm Payroll

Product Overview

Nonfarm Payroll futures provide a way to:

  • Gain direct exposure to the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Nonfarm Payroll report using a standard futures contract
  • Offet unexpected financial market moves that often occur when the Nonfarm Payroll number is released


Things to Know:

  • Nonfarm Payroll futures are standard contracts based on the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report usually released on the first Friday of each month that measures employment health

 

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Trade Unit $25 x change in Non-Farm Payrolls (000's), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point (Tick) Size 1 point = 1.0 = 1,000 jobs = $25.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding Price limit of plus/minus 200 points (200,000 jobs = $5,000) applied to the final settlement price from the previous business day's settlement price.
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular1= $25.00
Trading Hours Sundays through Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) to 4:00 p.m. CT next day. Trading in an expiring contract concludes at 7:25 a.m. (Chicago time) on the first Friday of the contract month or such other day on which NFP figures are scheduled to be released by the BLS.
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Product Codes Clearing - NFP Ticker - NFP Globex - NFP
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Product Calendar Contracts are available for all NFP releases. New contracts are listed on the Monday after the previous month's release. Initial Contract month is May 2008.
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Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
MAY08 NFPK08 04/28/2008 Add to Outlook 05/02/2008 05/02/2008
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