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Brazilian Real

Product Overview

Brazilian real options provide a way to

  • Limit downside risk while maintaining exposure to the relative value of the U.S. dollar compared to the Brazilian real
  • Manage the risks associated with currency rate fluctuations in the FX markets
  • Take advantage of profit opportunities stemming from those changes

 

Things to know:

  • Trading terminates on the last business day of the month preceding the contract month
  • Settlement is the business day following the last day of trading
  • You can trade 12 consecutive contract months plus 4 weekly expirations
  • Premium-quoted with American style expiration
    • Exercise permitted at any time on or before the expiration date
  • Cash-settled, like our equity contracts, rather than physically-delivered
  • You can view free real-time prices in spot equivalent terms at www.cme.com/e-quivalents
  • Trades on the CME Group trading floor during open outcry trading hours
  • Trades electronically on the CME Globex platform when the trading floor is closed
    • Available 2:00 p.m. to 7:15 a.m. U.S. Central time
    • Complete price transparency and anonymity
  • CME Clearing clears and settles all trades and guarantees counterparty creditworthiness

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General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
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CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.


CME Product Market Data
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Contract Specification View
Trade Unit One Brazilian real futures contract
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point Size ½ point=$.00005 per Brazilan real = $5.00 per contract
Strike Price Interval
Strike 5 strikes up & down, and including, the strike nearest the money.
Limits/Price Banding No limits
Tick Size (Minimum Fluctuation)
Regular0.00005=$5.00 (half tick)
Trading Hours Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-7:15 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun & Hol 3:00 p.m.-7:15 a.m
Listed
Product Codes Clearing Calls/Puts=BR Ticker Calls=BR Ticker Puts=BR Weekly Expiration Options: Calls=1RC/5RC Puts=1RP/5RP AON=LZ(50 Threshold)
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Twelve consecutive contract months plus four weekly expirations.
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Trade Unit One Brazilian real futures contract
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point (Tick) Size ½ point=$.00005 per Brazilan real = $5.00 per contract
Strike Price Interval
Strike All listed intervals
Limits/Price Banding No limits
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular0.00005=$5.00 (half tick)
Trading Hours 7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Listed
Product Codes Clearing Calls/Puts=BR Ticker Calls=BR Ticker Puts=BR Weekly Expiration Options: Calls=1RC/5RC Puts=1RP/5RP AON=LZ(50 Threshold)
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Twelve consecutive contract months plus four weekly expirations.
View current product listings
General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
RSS

CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.


Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade and Recently Expired Contracts
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
JUL08 1RN08 06/09/2008 Add to Outlook 07/03/2008 07/03/2008
JUL08 2RN08 06/16/2008 Add to Outlook 07/11/2008 07/11/2008
JUL08 3RN08 06/23/2008 Add to Outlook 07/18/2008 07/18/2008
JUL08 4RN08 06/30/2008 Add to Outlook 07/25/2008 07/25/2008
AUG08 BRQ08 08/01/2007 Add to Outlook 07/31/2008 08/01/2008
SEP08 BRU08 09/04/2007 Add to Outlook 08/29/2008 09/02/2008
OCT08 BRV08 10/01/2007 Add to Outlook 09/30/2008 10/01/2008
NOV08 BRX08 11/01/2007 Add to Outlook 10/31/2008 11/03/2008
DEC08 BRZ08 12/03/2007 Add to Outlook 11/28/2008 12/01/2008
JAN09 BRF09 01/02/2008 Add to Outlook 12/31/2008 01/02/2009
FEB09 BRG09 02/01/2008 Add to Outlook 01/30/2009 02/02/2009
MAR09 BRH09 03/03/2008 Add to Outlook 02/27/2009 03/02/2009
APR09 BRJ09 04/01/2008 Add to Outlook 03/31/2009 04/01/2009
MAY09 BRK09 05/01/2008 Add to Outlook 04/30/2009 05/01/2009
JUN09 BRM09 06/02/2008 Add to Outlook 05/29/2009 06/01/2009
JUL09 BRN09 07/01/2008 Add to Outlook 06/30/2009 07/01/2009
Contracts Not Yet Eligible to Trade
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date> Settlement Date
AUG08 1RQ08 07/07/2008 08/01/2008 08/01/2008
AUG08 2RQ08 07/14/2008 08/08/2008 08/08/2008
AUG08 3RQ08 07/21/2008 08/15/2008 08/15/2008
AUG08 4RQ08 07/28/2008 08/22/2008 08/22/2008
SEP08 1RU08 08/04/2008 09/05/2008 09/05/2008
AUG09 BRQ09 08/01/2008 07/31/2009 08/03/2009
General News & Announcements for Foreign Exchange
RSS

CME Group to Offer Volatility-Based Quoting Convention for FX Options

Volatility-based quoting is now offered six FX options on futures contracts: Euro FX, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Canadian Dollar, Swiss Franc and Australian Dollar. These products are traded exclusively on the CME Globex electronic platform.


CME Group FX Reports Record March Volume

CME Group FX continues its momentum in 2008 with average daily volume of 759,000 contracts in the month of March. This is up 16 percent from the same period in 2007 and represents a notional value of $109 billion. Record volumes were posted across all CME Group products.


Product Education

Learning Links
CME Group FX for the Individual Trader
Dynamics of Foreign Exchange – Free Online Course

Advanced Trading Strategies for FX Traders - Free Online Course
Trading CME Group FX Futures CD-ROM
The Birth of FX Futures (Podcast)
CME E-quivalents Demo
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Publications

Brochures
FX 2008 Product Guide & Calendar (PDF)
FX Brochure for Institutional Investors (PDF)
FX Brochure for Individual Traders (PDF)
FX Options on CME Globex (PDF)

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Translated Brochures
Simplified Chinese – FX Brochure for Institutional Investors (PDF)
Simplified Chinese – FX Brochure for Individual Traders (PDF)
Japanese – FX Brochure for Institutional Investors (PDF)
Korean – FX Brochure for Individual Traders (PDF)

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