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Options Contract Specifications

 

The oats contract specifications tell you how the oats options trade, not how to trade oats options. Before you consider opening a commodity options account you should consult with a licensed commodities broker.

Oats Options

 

Contract Size

One CBOT Oat futures contract (of a specified contract month) of 5,000 bushels

 

Tick Size

1/8 cent/bushel ($6.25/contract)

 

Strike Price Intervals

5 cents per bushel for the first two months and 10 cents per bushel for all other months. At the commencement of trading, list 5 strikes above and 5 below the at-the-money are listed.

 

Contract Months

Jul, Sep, Dec, Mar, May; a monthly (serial) option contract is listed when the front month is not a standard option contract. This monthly option contract exercises into the nearby futures contract. For example, an August option exercises into a September futures position.

 

Last Trading Day

For standard option contracts: The last Friday preceding the first notice day of the corresponding oats futures contract month by at least two business days.

For serial option contracts: The last Friday which precedes by at least two business days the last business day of the month preceding the option month.

 

Exercise

The buyer of a futures option may exercise the option on any business day prior to expiration by giving notice to the Board of Trade clearing service provider by 6:00 p.m. Chicago time. Option exercise results in an underlying futures market position prior to the open of the next open auction session. Options in-the-money after the close on the last trading day are automatically exercised.

 

Expiration

Unexercised Oats futures options shall expire at 7:00 p.m. on the last day of trading.

 

Trading Hours

Electronic: 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Sun.-Fri.

Open Auction: 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Mon-Fri.

 

Ticker Symbols

Open Auction: OO for calls/OV for puts

Electronic: OZO

 

Daily Price Limit

Twenty cents ($0.20) per bushel ($1,000/contract) above or below the previous day's settlement premium. Limits are lifted on the last trading day.

 

Grains And Soybean Futures And Options

Click on the link above to download a printable .pdf booklet entitled “An Introduction to Grains And Soybean Futures and Options”. It is published by the Chicago Board of Trade. It is a must read guide for any novice or advanced trader considering an investment in the oats options.

Click here to contact a licensed commodities broker with experience in the oats market.

 

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