Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: ONCME ClearPort: ONClearing: ON | ||||
Listed Contracts | Monthly contracts listed for the current year and the next 12 calendar years. Add onthly contracts for a new calendar year following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the 4th last business day of the month prior to the contract month (1 business day prior to the expiration of the underlying futures corresponding contract month). | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 370 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | American | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: IAYCME ClearPort: IAClearing: IA | ||||
Listed Contracts | 1 - month spreads listed for 60 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: IBCME ClearPort: IBClearing: IB | ||||
Listed Contracts | 2 - month spreads listed for 12 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: AICCME ClearPort: ICClearing: IC | ||||
Listed Contracts | 3 - month spreads listed for 12 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: IECME ClearPort: IEClearing: IE | ||||
Listed Contracts | 5 - Month spreads listed for 12 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: IMCME ClearPort: IMClearing: IM | ||||
Listed Contracts | 6 - month spreads listed for 12 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: IZCME ClearPort: IZClearing: IZ | ||||
Listed Contracts | 12 - month spreads listed for 60 consecutive months. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 391 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Physical Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.0001 per MMBtu = $1.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: KDBCME ClearPort: KDClearing: KD | ||||
Listed Contracts | 1 daily contract listed daily | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates at the close of business on the contract date. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 832 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | CME Globex: | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | |||
CME ClearPort: | 0.0001 per MMBtu = $1.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: LNECME ClearPort: LNClearing: LN | ||||
Listed Contracts | Monthly contracts listed for the current year and the next 12 calendar years. List monthly contracts for a new calendar year following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the 4th last business day of the month prior to the contract month (1 business day prior to the expiration of the underlying futures corresponding contract month). | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 560 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: G4XCME ClearPort: G4Clearing: G4 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 1 - month spreads listed for 48 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: AG2CME ClearPort: G2Clearing: G2 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 2-month spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: G3BCME ClearPort: G3Clearing: G3 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 3 - Month Spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: G10CME ClearPort: G10Clearing: G10 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 4 - month spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per mmBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: AG5CME ClearPort: G5Clearing: G5 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 5- Month Spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: G6BCME ClearPort: G6Clearing: G6 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 6 - month spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: AG7CME ClearPort: G7Clearing: G7 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 12 - month spreads listed for 36 consecutive months | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on the business day prior to the termination of trading in the first leg of the underlying spread. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 399 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Natural Gas (Henry Hub) Last-day Financial Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | CME ClearPort: | 0.0001 per MMBtu = $1.00 | |||
CME Globex: | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: U01CME ClearPort: U01Clearing: U01 | ||||
Listed Contracts | Daily contracts listed for the current day and the following four business days within a seven-calendar day period, unless that business day coincides with the expiration of a monthly Natural Gas Option in which case it is not listed. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Termination of trading coincides with the ticker symbol symbol. For example, C25 N21 coincides with a termination of trading on July 25, 2021. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 1066 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 MMBtu | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.001 per MMBtu = $10.00 | ||||
Price Quotation | Dollars and cents per MMBtu | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: ON1,ON2,ON3,ON4,ON5CME ClearPort: ON1,ON2,ON3,ON4,ON5Clearing: ON1,ON2,ON3,ON4,ON5 | ||||
Listed Contracts | Weekly contracts listed for 4 consecutive weeks. No contract listed the same week as the ON monthly option expiration. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading terminates on Friday of the contract week. If Friday is not a business day, trading terminates on the prvious business day. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 1012 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | American | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
Contract Unit | 10,000 Million Brithish Thermal Units | ||||
Minimum Price Fluctuation | CME Globex: | $0.0010 per MMBtu | |||
CME ClearPort and Open Outcry: | $0.0001 per MMBtu | ||||
Price Quotation | Dollars and tenths of cents per MMBTU | ||||
Trading Hours | Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT) | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: LN1,LN2,LN3,LN4,LN5CME ClearPort: LN1,LN2,LN3,LN4,LN5Clearing: LN1,LN2,LN3,LN4,LN5 | ||||
Listed Contracts | 4 consecutive weeks | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Option expires on Friday. If the Friday of the listing is a scheduled Exchange holiday, the option shall terminate on the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday. However, if the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday is the expiration of a Natural Gas monthly option, the weekly option shall not be listed for trading. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 1006 | ||||
Strike Price Listing Procedures | Strike Price Listing and Exercise Procedures Table | ||||
Exercise Style | European (No contrary instructions) | ||||
Settlement Method | Deliverable | ||||
Underlying | Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures |
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