Market Data Advisory Notices
To | Market Data Distributors
From | Market Data Operations
Subject | Minimum Tick Size Modification for 30-Treasury Bond Futures, 5-Year Treasury Note Futures & Options, and 5-Year Treasury Note Flexible Options Contracts - UPDATED INFORMATION
Notice Date | 2008-02-13
Notice Number | Q2008-035
Effective Date | 2008-03-03
Effective March 3, 2008, CME Group will reduce the minimum tick size for the following Treasury contacts: · 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures from 1/32 nd to ½ of 1/32 nd (from $31.25 to $15.625) · 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Futures from ½ OF 1/32 nd to 1/4 th of 1/32 nd (from $15.625 to $7.8125) · 5-Year U. S. Treasury Note Options from 1/64 th to ½ of 1/64 th from ($15.625 to $7.8125) · 5-Year U.S. Treasury Note Flexible Options from 1/64 th to ½ of 1/64 th from ($15.625 to $7.8125)* In addition to the minimum tick size changes, the 5-Year Treasury Reduced Tick Spread will be converted into a traditional calendar spread, with the strategy code changing from RT to SP. Please reference the product modification table below for changes to Minimum Price Intervals, ITC Fractional Indicators and RLC message display formats.
Contract Name | 30-Year U.S. Treasury Bond Futures | 5-Year U.S Treasury Bond Futures | 5-Year U.S Treasury Bond Options | 5-Year U.S Treasury Bond Flexible Options
Instrument Type | Interest Rate | Interest Rate | Interest Rate | Interest Rate
Ticker Symbol(s) | Floor : US Globex: ZB | Floor: FV Globex: ZF | Floor: FL/FP Globex: OZF | Floor: American: AFC/AFP European: EFC/EFP
Trading Venue | Floor/Globex | Floor/Globex | Floor/Globex | Floor
Minimum Price Intervals and Value Per Tick | 1/2 of 1/32 of a point ($15.625 per contract) rounded up to the nearest cent. | 1/4 of 1/32 of a point ($7.8125 per contract) rounded up to the nearest cent. | 1/2 of 1/64 of one point ($7.8125 per contract); rounded up to the nearest cent per contract. | 1/2 of 1/64 of one point ($7.8125 per contract); rounded up to the nearest cent per contract.
Price Conventions
Actual Price | 106 28.5/32 | 106 28.25/32 | 5.5/64 | 5.5/64
ITC Transmission Formats | 106280 | 106280 | 50 | 50
106285 | 106282 | 55 | 55
106290 | 106285 | 60 | 60
106295 | 106287 | 66 | 66
ITC Fractional Indicator | U | V | Y | Y
RLC Price Format | 106000 | 106280 | 50 | N/A
106005 | 106282 | 55 | N/A
106010 | 106285 | 60 | N/A
106015 up to 315 | 106287 up to 317 | 65 | N/A
RLC Display Format | EH | EQ | FH | N/A
RLC Decimal Format | 3 | 3 | 3 | N/A
ITC Ticker Testing Date(s)/Time(s) | ITC Ticker testing will be held on Friday, February 15 and Friday, February 22, 2008 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
RLC Testing in CME Certification Environment | February 18, 2008 (NR) , March 1, 2008 (Cert/Pre-Prod)
Please contact mdo@cmegroup.com if you have any questions concerning this notice. Thank you.