Contract specifications for event contracts
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Event contracts
| Asset Class | Product Code | Event Contract |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ECES; ECNQ; ERTY; ECYM; ECBTC | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 3:00 p.m. | Next Day's Event Contract will list at 5:00 p.m. | |
| ECGE | Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 3:00 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 = $20 | ||
| Price Quotation | U.S. Dollars | ||
| Listing Schedule | One daily contract lised on the Principal Contract Month of the Underlying Futures | ||
| Settlement Method | Financial | ||
| Strike Price Listing Schedule | ECES | 2 strikes at $25.00 strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 4 strikes at $50.00 strike increment above and bleow the highest and lowest $25.00 increment strike. | |
| ECNQ | 1 strike at $100.00 strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 3 strikes at $250.00 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $100.00 increment strike. | ||
| ECRTY | 1 strike at $10.00 strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 3 strikes at $25.00 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $10.00 increment strike. | ||
| ECYM | 1 strike at $250.00 strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 3 strikes at $500.00 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $250.00 increment strike. | ||
| EC6E | 4 strikes at $0.0025 a strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 3 strikes at $0.0050 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $0.0025 increment strike. | ||
| ECGC | 4 strikes at $10.00 a strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 4 strikes at $25.00 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $10.00 increment strike. | ||
| ECSI | 4 strikes at $0.50 a strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 4 strikes at $1.00 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $0.50 increment strike. | ||
| ECHG | 4 strikes at $0.05 a strike increment above and below the at-the-money strike then 4 strikes at $0.10 strike increment above and below the highest and lowest $0.05 increment strike. | ||
| ECCL | 4 strikes $1.00 increments on the nearest $1.00 interval above and below the at-the-money strike, then 4 strikes in $2.50 increments on the nearest $2.50 interval above and below the highest and lowest $1.00 increment strikes. | ||
| ECNG | 4 strikes at $0.10 increments on the nearest $0.10 interval above and below the at-the-money strike, then 4 strikes in $0.50 increments on the nearest $0.50 interval above and below the highest and lowest $0.10 increment strikes. Additional strikes may be listed for trading, and strikes scheduled to be listed for trading may be suspended at the sole discretion of the Exchange. | ||
| ECBTC | 4 strikes at $250.00 strike increments above and below the at-the-money strike then 2 strikes at $500.00 strike increments above and below the highest and lowest $250.00 increment strike. | ||
| 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 | Daily products: trading will terminate at the end of the daily settlement period of the Underyling Futures contract. Contract listed on the Pricipal Contract Month of the Underlying Futures. | ||
| Final Settlement | $0 or $20 | ||
| Maximum Order Quantity | 250 contracts | ||
| Accountability Level | Each Event Contract will have its own Single Month Accountability Level of 12,500 contracts | ||
| Block Eligible | No | ||
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