Eurodollar Futures Contract Specs

Contract Unit	Eurodollar interbank deposit having approximately $1 million principal value, for three-month term to maturity, for spot settlement on the 3rd Wednesday of the contract month.
Price Quotation	IMM price points: 100 points minus the three-month London interbank offered rate for spot settlement on the 3rd Wednesday of contract month. E.g., a price quote of 97.45 signifies a deposit rate of 2.55 percent per annum. One interest rate basis point = 0.01 price points = $25 per contract.
Trading Hours	SUN - FRI: 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT
Minimum Price Fluctuation	Nearest expiring contract month: One quarter of one interest rate basis point = 0.0025 price points = $6.25 per contract. All other contract months: One half of one interest rate basis point = 0.005 price points = $12.50 per contract. The “new” nearest contract begins trading in 0.0025 increments on the same trade date as the last trading day in the expiring “old” nearest contract.
Product Code	CME Globex: GE CME ClearPort: ED Clearing: ED
Listed Contracts	Nearest 40 months (i.e., 10 years) in the March Quarterly cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) plus the nearest 4 “serial” months not in the March Quarterly cycle. The new March Quarterly contract month for delivery 10 years hence is listed on the expiration day of the nearby quarterly contract month. For example, if GEZ17 terminates trading on Mon, 18 Dec at 5am CT, then GEZ27 is listed for trading at 5pm CT on Sun, 17 Dec at 5pm CT, for first trade date of Mon, 18 Dec.
Settlement Method	Financially Settled
Termination Of Trading	Second London bank business day before 3rd Wednesday of the contract month. Trading in expiring contracts terminates at 11:00 a.m. London time on the last trading day.
Settlement Procedures	Eurodollar Future Settlement Procedures
Position Limits	CME Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook	CME 452
Block Minimum	Block Minimum Thresholds
Price Limit Or Circuit	Price Limits
All Or None Minimum	All or None Minimums
Vendor Codes	Quote Vendor Symbols Listing

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