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3-Month Overnight Index Swaps (OIS) Futures
 
 
3-Month Overnight Index Swap Futures
Underlying Instrument US domestic interbank deposit having a principal value of $1,000,000 that pays interest at a rate equal to the compounded daily effective federal funds rate during the contract's Reference Quarter.
Reference Quarter First Day: Third Wednesday of the month that is three whole months before the contract’s named expiry month.
Last Day: The day immediately preceding the day that follows the First Day by three calendar months.
The Reference Quarter is inclusive of the First Day and the Last Day.
Price Quote 100 minus R where R is the realized interest rate during the Reference Quarter, with daily compounding of the effective overnight Federal Funds rate:
R = [ Πi=1…n{1 + (di/360) * (ri/100)} – 1 ] x (360/D) x 100
Tick Size
(minimum fluctuation)
Contracts with four months or less to expiry: One-quarter of one basis point (0.0025 = USD 6.25).
All other contract months: One-half of one basis point (0.005 = USD 12.50)
Contract Months First eight months in the March quarterly cycle (i.e., White and Red expiry years)
Last Trading Day Last Day of Reference Quarter. Trading in expiring contracts ceases at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time (CT) on the Last Trading Day.
Final Settlement Final Settlement Price = 100 - R
Cash settled on the first business day following the Last Day of the Reference Quarter.
Final settlement price is rounded to the nearest one-tenth (1/10) of one basis point.
Position Limits Current Position Limits
Block Minimum Block Trading Minimums
All or None Minimum All or None Minimums
Rulebook Chapter CME Chapter 460
Trading Hours
(All times listed are Central Time)
OPEN OUTCRY
MON-FRI: 7:20 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
CME GLOBEX
SUN - FRI: 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT
Ticker Symbol OPEN OUTCRY
OSP
CME GLOBEX
OSS
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.