Friday, May 3, 2013

E Mini S&P Option Specs


E-mini S&P 500 Weekly Options Specs
Opening DateWeeks 1 & 2: 8/24/09
Week 4: 7/06/10
Ticker Symbol
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EW1 Week 1
EW2 Week 2
EW4 Week 4
ESF Special Fixing Price
Contract SizeDelivers into one quarterly E-mini S&P 500 futures contract
Strike Price IntervalsAll strike prices within 50 strike price intervals above and below the underlying futures contract settlement price on the previous Trading Day. The strike prices intervals shall be integers divisible by 5 without remainder, e.g. 1200, 1205, 1210, etc.
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation)OUTRIGHT0.25=$12.50 for premium >5.00
REDUCED TICK0.05= $2.50 for premium ≤ 5.00
CAB0.05=$2.50
Trading Hours
All time listed are Central Time
CME GlobexMON – FRI: 5:00 p.m. previous day – 4:15 p.m.; trading halt from 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Contract MonthsFour weekly contracts will be listed at any given time
Last Trade Date/Time
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Week 13:00 p.m.   1st Friday of contract month
Week 23:00 p.m.   2nd Friday of contract month
Week 43:00 p.m.   4th Friday of contract month
Exercise ProcedureEuropean Style. Exercisable only on expiration day. On expiration day, all in-the-money options as of 3:00 p.m. CT will be automatically exercised. Contrarian instructions are not allowed. Exercisable only on expiration day.
Expiration DateWeek 11st Friday of contract month
Week 22nd Friday of contract month
Week 44th Friday of contract month
Settlement at ExpirationOption exercise results in a position in the underlying cash-settled Futures contract. Options which are in-the-money on the last day of trading are automatically exercised. A 3:00 p.m. CT price fixing (symbol ESF) based on the weighted average traded price of E-mini S&P 500 futures in the last 30 seconds of trading on expiration day (2:59:30 pm–3:00:00 pm Chicago time) will be used to determine which options are in-the-money.
Daily Price LimitsOption trading is not permitted during trading halts due to price limit events.
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Position LimitsSee: CME Rulebook Chapter 5 - POSITION LIMIT, POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTABLE LEVEL TABLE
Exchange RuleThese contracts are listed by, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.
Rulebook Chapter358A
Block Trade EligibilityNo. View more on block-trade eligible contracts.
Block Trade MinimumsN/A

E-mini S&P 500 End-of-Month Options
Opening Date5/21/2006
Ticker SymbolEW = ticker /clearing code
ESF= Special fixing price
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Contract SizeOne E-mini S&P 500 futures contract
Strike Price Interval25-point intervals within ± 50% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
10-point intervals within ± 20% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
Once the contract becomes the second nearest contract, 5-point intervals within ± 10% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures will be available
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation)
OUTRIGHT0.25=$12.50 for premium >5.00
REDUCED TICK0.05=$2.50 for premium < or =5.00
CAB0.05=$2.50
Trading Hours (All times listed are Central Time)CME Globex (Electronic Platform)MON – FRI: 5:00 p.m. previous day – 4:15 p.m.; trading halt from 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Contract MonthsSix consecutive calendar months
Strike ListingCME Globex (Electronic Platform)All strikes interval
Last Trade Date/Time
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CME Globex3:00 PM CT Last Business day of month
Exercise ProcedureEuropean Style. Exercisable only on expiration day. On expiration day, all in-the-money options as of 3:00 p.m. CT  will be automatically exercised. Contrarian instructions are not allowed.  Exercisable only on expiration day.
Expiration DateLast business day of the contract month
Settlement at ExpirationOption exercise results in a position in the underlying cash-settled Futures contract. Options which are in-the-money on the last day of trading are automatically exercised. A 3:00 p.m. CT price fixing based on the weighted average traded price of E-mini S&P 500 futures in the last 30 seconds of trading on expiration day (2:59:30 p.m. – 3:00:00 p.m. CT) will be used to determine which options are in-the-money.
Daily Price LimitsOption trading is not permitted during trading halts due to price limit events.
View price limits details.
Position LimitsSee: CME Rulebook Chapter 5 - POSITION LIMIT, POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTABLE LEVEL TABLE
Block Trade EligibilityNo. View more on block-trade eligible contracts.
Block MinimumN/A
Fee Waivers/
Discounts
Reduced fees for spread-trade E-mini options
Rulebook Chapter358 A
Exchange RuleThese contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.


E-mini S&P 500 Options (Monthly&Quatarly) 
Opening Date9/9/1997
Ticker SymbolES
ES= Clearing
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Contract SizeOne E-mini S&P 500 futures contract
Strike Price Interval25-point intervals within ± 50% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
10-point intervals within ± 20% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures
Once the contract becomes the second nearest contract, 5-point intervals within ± 10% previous day’s settlement price of the underlying futures will be available
Tick Size (minimum fluctuation)OUTRIGHT0.25=$12.50 for premium >5.00
REDUCED TICK0.05=$2.50 for premium < or =5.00
CAB0.05=$2.50
Trading Hours
All time listed are Central Time
CME GlobexMON – FRI: 5:00 p.m. previous day – 4:15 p.m.; trading halt from 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Contract MonthsFour months in the March Quarterly Cycle (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec)
Three Serial Months (i.e., Jan, Feb, Apr)
Last Trade Date/Time
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CME Globex (Electronic Platform)QUARTERLY:  8:30 a.m. / 3rd Friday of the contract month
SERIAL: 4:15 p.m. / 3rd Friday of the contract month
Strike ListingCME Globex (Electronic Platform)All strike intervals
Exercise ProcedureAmerican Style.
Expiration Date ProcedureAn option can be exercised until 7:00 p.m. on any business day the option is traded.
QUARTERLY OPTIONS - Unexercised in-the-money options will be automatically exercised at 7:00 p.m. on the day of determination of the Final Settlement Price.
SERIAL OPTIONS - Unexercised in-the-money options will be automatically exercised at 7:00 p.m. on Serial Option expiration day.
Settlement at ExpirationOption exercise results in a position in the underlying cash-settled Futures contract. Options which are in-the-money on the last day of trading are automatically exercised.
In-the-money QUARTERLY OPTIONS, in the absence of contrary instructions delivered to the Clearing House by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the expiration, are exercised automatically into expiring cash-settled futures, which settle to the SOQ calculated the morning of the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
In-the-money SERIAL OPTIONS, in the absence of contrary instructions delivered to the Clearing House by 7:00 p.m. on the day of the expiration, shall be exercised automatically on serial option expiration day.
Daily Price LimitsOption trading is not permitted during trading halts due to price limit events.
View price limits details.
Position LimitsSee: CME Rulebook Chapter 5 - POSITION LIMIT, POSITION ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTABLE LEVEL TABLE
Block Trade EligibilityNo. View more on block-trade eligible contracts.
Block MinimumN/A
Rulebook Chapter358 A
Exchange RuleThese contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.

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