Ticker Symbols: Long dated: Calls: CP, Puts: PP
Short dated: Calls: QBC, Puts: QBP
Underlying Contract: One BP futures contract
Strike Prices: $.025 intervals e.g., $1.850, $1.875
Premium Quotations: US $ per pound sterling
Min Price Fluct: $.0002 = $12.50 (cabinet $6.25)
Daily Price Limit: Option ceases trading when the corresponding future locks limit
Contract Months: All 12 calendar months
Trading Hours: (Chicago Time): 7:20 am-2:00 pm
Last Day of Trading: Long dated: Two Fridays before the 3rd Wednesday of the contract month; Short dated: The Friday immediately succeeding the 3rd Wednesday of the contract month.
Min Perform Bond: No performance bond required for put or call option buyers, but the premium must be paid in full; option sellers must meet additional performance bond requirements as determined by the Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN) performance bond system.
Exercise Procedure: An option may be exercised by the buyer up to and including the last day of trading. To exercise, the clearing member representing the buyer submits in Exercise Notice to the Clearing House by 7:00 p.m. on the day of exercise. Any long in-the-money option position not liquidated or exercised prior to termination of trading will be automatically exercised.