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Type
 
E-mini Dow Options
Opening Date 2/10/2004
Ticker Symbol OYMC (Calls)
OYMP (Puts)
YM= Clearing
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Contract Size One E-mini Dow ($5) futures contract
Strike Price Intervals All contract months: 100-point intervals and 50-point intervals
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation) 1.00=$5.00
Trading Hours
All time listed are Central Time		 CME Globex (Electronic Platform) MON-THURS: 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
(Daily maintenance shutdown 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.)
SUN: 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Contract Months
View Listings 		First three consecutive months (2 Serial Months, 1 Quarterly)
plus the next three contracts in the March Quarterly Cycle
Strike Listings CME Globex All strike intervals
Last Trade Date/Time
View Calendar		 CME Globex QUARTERLY:  8:30 a.m. 3rd Friday of the contract month
SERIAL: 3:15 p.m. 3rd Friday of the contract month
Exercise Procedure American Style.
Expiration Date An option can be exercised until 7:00 p.m. on any business day the option is traded. Unexercised in-the-money options will be automatically exercised at 7:00 p.m. on the day of determination of the Final Settlement Price.
Settlement at Expiration Option exercise results in a position in the underlying cash-settled Futures contract. Options which are in-the-money on the last day of trading are automatically exercised. In-the-money QUARTERLY OPTIONS are exercised into expiring cash-settled futures, which settle to the SOQ calculated the morning of the 3rd Friday of the contract month. In-the-money SERIAL OPTIONS are exercised into futures at their strike prices at 3:15 p.m. on the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Daily Price Limits RTH:  Successive 10%, 20%, 30% limits (downside only)
ETH (overnight):  5% up or down
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Position Limits The aggregate position limit in BIG Dow ($25) futures, E-mini Dow ($5) futures and options, and DJIA ($10) futures and options is 50,000 DJIA ($10) futures-equivalent contracts, net long or short in all contract months combined.
Block Trade Eligibility No. View more on block-trade eligibile contracts.
Block Minimum N/A
Rulebook Chapter CBOT 27A
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.