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South African Rand
South African rand futures provide a way to:
- Assess changes in the value of the U.S. dollar compared to the rand
- Manage risks associated with currency rate fluctuations in the FX markets
- Take advantage of profit opportunities stemming from changes in those rates
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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.
| Trade Unit | 500,000 South African rand | ||||
| Settle Method | Delivery | ||||
| Point (Tick) Size | 1 point = $.00001 per South African rand = $5.00 per contract | ||||
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| Limits/Price Banding | No limits | ||||
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| Trading Hours | Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Sun & Hol 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | ||||
| Listed | All listed series | ||||
| Product Codes | Clearing=RA Ticker=RA GLOBEX=6Z AON=UR (20 Threshold)& | ||||
| Minimum Block Size | |||||
| Product Calendar | Thirteen consecutive calendar months plus two deferred March quarterly cycle contracts. View current product listings |
| Trade Unit | 500,000 South African rand | ||||||
| Settle Method | Delivery | ||||||
| Point (Tick) Size | 1 point = $.00001 per South African rand = $5.00 per contract | ||||||
| Strike Price Interval | |||||||
| Strike | |||||||
| Limits/Price Banding | No limits | ||||||
| Minimum Fluctuation |
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| Trading Hours | 7:20 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | ||||||
| Listed | |||||||
| Product Codes | Clearing=RA Ticker=RA GLOBEX=6Z AON=UR (20 Threshold)& | ||||||
| Minimum Block Size | |||||||
| Product Calendar | Thirteen consecutive calendar months plus two deferred March quarterly cycle contracts. View current product listings |
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.
| Contract Month | Product Code | First Trade Date | Last Trade Date | Settlement Date | |
| MAY08 | RAK08 | 04/17/2007 |  |
05/19/2008 | 05/19/2008 |
| JUN08 | RAM08 | 11/14/2006 | |
06/16/2008 | 06/16/2008 |
| JUL08 | RAN08 | 06/19/2007 | |
07/14/2008 | 07/14/2008 |
| AUG08 | RAQ08 | 07/17/2007 | |
08/18/2008 | 08/18/2008 |
| SEP08 | RAU08 | 02/20/2007 | |
09/15/2008 | 09/15/2008 |
| OCT08 | RAV08 | 09/18/2007 | |
10/13/2008 | 10/13/2008 |
| NOV08 | RAX08 | 10/16/2007 | |
11/17/2008 | 11/17/2008 |
| DEC08 | RAZ08 | 05/15/2007 | |
12/15/2008 | 12/15/2008 |
| JAN09 | RAF09 | 12/18/2007 | |
01/16/2009 | 01/16/2009 |
| FEB09 | RAG09 | 01/15/2008 | |
02/13/2009 | 02/13/2009 |
| MAR09 | RAH09 | 08/16/2007 | |
03/16/2009 | 03/16/2009 |
| APR09 | RAJ09 | 03/18/2008 | |
04/13/2009 | 04/13/2009 |
| MAY09 | RAK09 | 04/15/2008 | |
05/18/2009 | 05/18/2009 |
| JUN09 | RAM09 | 11/20/2007 | |
06/15/2009 | 06/15/2009 |
| SEP09 | RAU09 | 02/19/2008 | |
09/14/2009 | 09/14/2009 |
| Contract Month | Product Code | First Trade Date | Last Trade Date> | Settlement Date | |
| DEC09 | RAZ09 | 05/20/2008 | |
12/14/2009 | 12/14/2009 |
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.