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AUD/USD American Style Premium Options
Contract Size One futures contract for 100,000 Australian dollars
Contract Month Listings Four months in the March quarterly cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec), 2 serial months and 4 weekly
Settlement Procedure Option on physical delivery futures contract
Position Accountability 6,000 contracts
Ticker Symbol American Style Quarterly and serial options:
CME Globex Electronic Markets: 6A
Open Outcry: KA
Puts: JA

American Style Weekly options:
CME Globex Electronic Markets: 6A1-6A5
Open Outcry: 1A - 5A
AON Code: LP

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Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) $.0001 per Australian dollar increments ($10.00/contract). Also, trades may occur at $.00005 ($5.00), $.00015 ($15.00), $.00025 ($25.00), $.00035 ($35.00) and $.00045 ($45.00), when price is below five ticks of premium.
Trading Hours
OPEN OUTCRY (RTH)
7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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.
Last Trade Date / Time
View calendar		 Quarterly and Serial Options: Close of trading is on the second Friday immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month. (2:00 p.m. CT)

Weekly Options: Close of trading is on the four nearest Fridays that are not also terminations for quarterly and serial options. (2:00 p.m. CT)
 
 
AUD/USD American Style Volatility Options
Contract Size One futures contract for 100,000 Australian dollars
Contract Month Listings Four months in the March quarterly cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec), 2 serial months and 4 weekly
Settlement Procedure Option on physical delivery futures contract
Position Accountability 6,000 contracts
Ticker Symbol Volatility Quoted Options: V6A
Volatility Quoted Weekly Options: VA1-VA5

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Minimum Price Increment 0.025 percent of implied volatility. Following a volatility trade, CME Globex will convert the volatility-traded options position into a premium-based options position for clearing. This converted tick price will be rounded to the nearest minimum tick of $0.00001 per Australian Dollar.
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.
Last Trade Date / Time
View calendar		 Quarterly and Serial Options: Close of trading is on the second Friday immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month. (2:00 p.m. CT)

Weekly Options: Close of trading is on the four nearest Fridays that are not also terminations for quarterly and serial options. (2:00 p.m. CT)

However, please note that volatility quote trading for a given option ends on the day before termination of trading. Premium-based trading continues through and including the termination of trading for the option.
 
 
AUD/USD European Style Premium Options
Contract Size One futures contract for 100,000 Australian dollars
Contract Month Listings Four months in the March quarterly cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec), 2 serial months and 4 weekly
Settlement Procedure Option on physical delivery futures contract
Position Accountability 6,000 contracts
Ticker Symbol European Style Options:
CME Globex Electronic Markets: XAD
Open Outcry: XA

European Style Weekly options:
CME Globex Electronic Markets: XA1-XA5
Open Outcry: AD1 - AD5
AON Code: AAD

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Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) $.0001 per Australian dollar increments ($10.00/contract). Also, trades may occur at $.00005 ($5.00), $.00015 ($15.00), $.00025 ($25.00), $.00035 ($35.00) and $.00045 ($45.00), when price is below five ticks of premium.
Trading Hours
OPEN OUTCRY (RTH)
7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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.
Last Trade Date / Time
View calendar		 Quarterly and Serial Options: Close of trading is on the second Friday immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month. (9:00 a.m. CT)

Weekly Options: Close of trading is on the four nearest Fridays that are not also terminations for quarterly and serial options. (9:00 a.m. CT)
 
 
AUD/USD European Style Volatility Options
Contract Size One futures contract for 100,000 Australian dollars
Contract Month Listings Four months in the March quarterly cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec), 2 serial months and 4 weekly
Settlement Procedure Option on physical delivery futures contract
Position Accountability 6,000 contracts
Ticker Symbol European Style Volatility Quoted Options: VXA
European Style Volatility Quoted Weekly Options: VAA-VAE

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Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) 0.025 percent of implied volatility. Following a volatility trade, CME Globex will convert the volatility-traded options position into a premium-based options position for clearing. This converted tick price will be rounded to the nearest minimum tick of $0.00001 per Australian Dollar.
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.
Last Trade Date / Time
View calendar		 Quarterly and Serial Options: Close of trading is on the second Friday immediately preceding the third Wednesday of the contract month. (9:00 a.m. CT)

Weekly Options: Close of trading is on the four nearest Fridays that are not also terminations for quarterly and serial options. (9:00 a.m. CT)

However, please note that volatility quote trading for a given option ends on the day before termination of trading. Premium-based trading continues through and including the termination of trading for the option.