Contract specifications for event contracts
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Event contracts expirations
| Asset Class | Product Code | Event Contract | Daily Expiry | Quarter-End Expiry | Year-End Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptocurrency | ECBTC | Bitcoin futures | |||
| Energy | ECCL | Light Sweet Crude Oil futures | |||
| ECNG | Henry Hub Natural Gas futures | ||||
| Equity Index | ECES | E-mini S&P 500 futures | |||
| ECNQ | E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures | ||||
| ECRTY | E-mini Russell 2000 futures | ||||
| ECYM | E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average futures | ||||
| FX | EC6E | Euro/U.S. Dollar (EUR/USD) futures | |||
| Metals | ECGC | Gold futures | |||
| ECSI | Silver futures | ||||
| ECHG | Copper futures |
Contract specifications
| CME Globex Trading Hours All times are in central Prevailing Time (CPT) |
All Contracts: CME Globex Pre Open: Sunday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday 4:45 - 5:00 p.m. | ||
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| ECES; ECNQ; ECRTY; ECYM; ECBTC | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 3:00 p.m. | Next Day's Event Contract will list at 5:00 p.m. | |
| EC6E | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 2:00 p.m. | ||
| ECSI | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 12:25 p.m. | ||
| ECHG | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 12:00 p.m. | ||
| ECCL; ECNG | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 1:30 p.m. | ||
| Contract Size | 1 contract = $100 | ||
| Price Quotation | U.S. Dollars | ||
| Listing Schedule |
All event contracts: One daily contract listed on the principal contract month of the underlying futures ECES and ECNQ: One quarter-end contract and one year-end contract listed on the respective deferred contract month of the underlying futures |
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| Settlement Method | Financial | ||
| Option Style | European | ||
| Exercise Procedure | Exact At-The-Money Characteristics (with no contrary instructions) | ||
| Exact At-The-Money Characteristics | Exercise puts, calls expire with no value | ||
| Termination of Trading |
All products: trading will terminate at the end of the daily settlement period of the underlying futures contract on the expiration date of the relevant event contract. Daily contracts have an expiration date equal to the current trade date. Quarter-end and year-end contracts (which are listed far in advance of their expiration date) have an expiration date equal to the last trading date of the upcoming quarter or year. When the current date is equal to the last trade date of a quarter or year, only one contract will be available for trading; no additional daily contract will be listed on such date. |
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| Final Settlement | $0 or $100 | ||
| Maximum Order Quantity | 250 contracts | ||
| Accountability Level | Each Event Contract will have its own Single Month Accountability Level of 2,500 contracts | ||
| Block Eligible | No | ||
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