The CME Group will establish clearing services for the OTC Cash Settled Ethanol Options on October 15, 2007 (Modified). The OTC Cash Settled Ethanol Options can be entered for clearing on CME Front End Clearing from 6:36 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Please view the following specifications for OTC Cash Settled Ethanol Options:
Ticker Symbol:
OTC: CEC/CEP
QVS Product Grouping:
Promotional
Trading Unit:
1 Denatured Fuel Ethanol Futures Contract
Clearing Hours:
Electronic, 6:36 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,
Contract Month Cycle:
In accordance with CBOT Ethanol Futures, 24 consecutive months
Underlying Futures Contract:
CBOT Denatured Ethanol Futures
Exercise Style:
European style options that are cash settled on Last Trading Day, exercising the option into the underlying future is not possible
Strike Price Increments:
5 cent increments
Levels of Strike Price Increments:
On the first day of trading there will be 21 strikes listed each for puts and calls. The ATM strike is the one closest to the previous day?s settlement price of the underlying futures contract. If the previous settlement is midway between two strike prices, the closest price shall be the larger of the two. All months: ATM plus +50 cents / -50 cents.
Cabinet Prices:
$1 - $28 in one 1 (one) dollar increments
Min. Price Fluctuation:
1/10th cent per gallon ($29.00 per contract)
Max. Price Fluctuation:
None
Daily Price Limits and
No daily price limits; no dynamic price limits
Position Limits:
None
Last Trading Day:
The Trading day before the expiration day of the underlying futures contract. Settlement is in cash.
Expiration:
1:15 p.m.
Delivery Standards/Exercise Procedures:
The European-Style Look-Alike Options can not be exercised into the underlying CBOT Ethanol Futures contract
ITC Fractional Indicator:
3
ITC Price Formats:
0000279
0000280
0000281
0000282
ITC Special Settlement Price Format:
0000284
ITC Strike Price Fractional Indicator:
2
ITC Strike Price Formats:
0000195
0000200
0000205
0000210
Please contact the Market Data Vendor Help Desk at (312) 341-3163 or cbotvendorsupport@cmegroup.com, if you have any questions.