| KRW/USD Futures | |||||
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| Contract Size | 125,000,000 Korean won | ||||
| Contract Month Listings | Thirteen consecutive calendar months plus 2 deferred March quarterly cycle contract months | ||||
| Settlement Procedure | Daily KRW/USD Settlement Procedure (PDF) | ||||
| Position Accountability Trigger Level | 6,000 contracts | ||||
| Position Limit | 2,000 contracts for Spot month*** | ||||
| Ticker Symbol | CME Globex Electronic Markets: KRW View product and vendor codes |
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| Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) | $.0000001 per Korean won increments ($12.50/contract). | ||||
| Trading Hours | GLOBEX (ETH) | Sundays: 5:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) next day. Monday – Friday: 5:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT the next day, except on Friday - closes at 4:00 p.m. and reopens Sunday at 5:00 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) | ||||
| Last Trade Date / Time View calendar |
Trading ceases at 3:30 p.m. Seoul Time* on the second business day immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month (usually Monday), which would be either 12:30 a.m. (winter) or 1:30 a.m. (summer) CT on the second business day preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month (usually early Monday morning CT). | ||||
| Exchange Rule | These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME. | ||||
| Block Trade Eligibility | Yes. View more on Block Trade eligible contracts. | ||||
| Block Trade Minimum | 50 Contracts | ||||
| EFP Eligibility | Yes. View more on EFPs. | ||||
| *Seoul time is 15 hours ahead of Central Time in the winter and 14 hours ahead of Central Time in the summer, Korea does not observe Daylight Saving Time. *** Position accountability and Spot Month Position Limit: Whenever a person owns or controls more than a specified number of contracts net long or short in all contract months combined (Position accountability trigger Level), such person will provide in a timely fashion, upon request by CME Group Market regulation, information about the nature of the position, trading strategy, and hedging information, if applicable. therefore, overall positions do not have a finite limit. Spot Month Position Limit: however, a position held in the expiring contract month may not exceed the spot month position limit on the business day one week before termination of trading. |
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