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Nonfarm Payroll
Nonfarm Payroll options provide a way to:
- Gain direct exposure to the monthly U.S. Bureau of Labor Nonfarm Payroll report using a standard options contract
- Offet unexpected financial market moves that often occur when the Nonfarm Payroll number is released
Things to Know:
- Nonfarm Payroll options on 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 | One (1) Non-Farm Payrolls Futures contract. | ||
| Settle Method | Cash Settled | ||
| Point Size | 1 point = 1.0 = 1,000 jobs = $25.00 | ||
| Strike Price Interval | Exercise prices will be established at 10 point (or 10,000 jobs) intervals from -500,000 to +500,000 jobs. | ||
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| Limits/Price Banding | Movement in the value of a call (put) is effectively capped (floored) by virtue of the price limit applied to the futures contract. | ||
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| 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. | ||
| Listed | All listed series. | ||
| 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. View current product listings |
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| Contract Month | Product Code | First Trade Date | Last Trade Date | Settlement Date | |
| NOV08 | NFPX08 | 10/06/2008 |  |
11/07/2008 | 11/07/2008 |
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