• New Listing Cycle for Lean Hog Futures - Effective December 12, 2008

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      • Q2008-251
      • Notice Date
      • 19 November 2008
      • Effective Date
      • 12 December 2008
    • Effective Friday, December 12, 2008, a new listing cycle for Lean Hogs futures will be implemented beginning with listings made after the expiration of the December 2008 contracts.  This is a permanent change to the cycle and not a one-time change.

       

      The new listing cycle will be:

       

      Futures expiration

      Futures to be added

      Total Futures Months

      Dec 2008

      May 2010 and June 2010

      12

       

      Feb 2009

      July 2010

      12

      April 2009

      Aug 2010

      12

      May 2009

      Oct 2010

      12

      June 2009

      Dec 2010

      12

      July 2009

      No new month added

      11

      Aug 2009

      Feb 2011

      11

      Oct 2009

      April 2011

      11

      Dec 2009

      May 2011 and June 2011

      12

      Cycle is repeated

      for later months

      Cycle is repeated

      for later months

       

       

       

       

      The options listing cycle will remain as a total of 8 contract months.

       

      Please contact Market Data Operations (MDO) at mdo@cmegroup.com, if you have any questions concerning this notice.