| GBP/USD American Style Premium Options | |||||
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| Contract Size | One futures contract for 62,500 British pounds | ||||
| 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 | 10,000 contracts | ||||
| Ticker Symbol | American Style Quarterly and serial options: CME Globex Electronic Markets: 6B Open Outcry: CP Puts: PP American Style Weekly options: CME Globex Electronic Markets: 6B1-6B5 Open Outcry: 1B - 5B AON Code: LP View product and vendor codes |
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| Minimum Price Fluctuation (Tick) | $.0001 per British pound increments ($6.25/contract). | ||||
| 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) |
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| 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 - Options | 250 contracts | ||||
| EFP Eligibility | Yes. View more on EFPs. | ||||