British Pound Futures - Contract Specs

Contract Unit
62,500 British pounds
Price Quotation
U.S. dollars and cents per GBP increment
Trading Hours
CME Globex:
Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT)
CME ClearPort:
Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 5:45 p.m. CT with no reporting Monday - Thursday from 5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. CT
Minimum Price Fluctuation
CME Globex:
0.0001 per GBP increments = $6.25

Spreads: 0.00005 per GBP increment = $3.125
CME ClearPort:
0.00001 per GBP increment = $0.625
Product Code
CME Globex: 6B
CME ClearPort: BP
Clearing: BP
Listed Contracts
Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 20 consecutive quarters and serial contracts listed for 3 months
Settlement Method
Deliverable
Termination of Trading
Trading terminates at 9:16 a.m. CT, 2 business days prior to the third Wednesday of the contract month.
Settlement Procedures
Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook
Block Minimum
Price Limit or Circuit
Vendor Codes

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