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Product Overview
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Soybean futures provide a way to:
- Participate in global price discovery for soybeans
- Effectively manage the price risk that soybean merchandisers, producers, food processors, livestock operations, importers and others have related to the purchase or sale of soybeans
- Take advantage of arbitrage and spread opportunities with other commodities including related grains, oilseeds and livestock
- Evaluate or reflect on both the current and future supply and demand situation for soybeans
- Identify short and long-term cyclical price and volatility patterns for soybeans
- Trade to hedge or speculate based on expectations of directional price, spread movement or volatility in soybeans
- Trade in deep liquid markets
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General News & Announcements for Soybean
- Clearing & Trading Fees
- Performance Bonds/Margins
- Trading Hours
- Product & Vendor Codes
- Future Spreads on CME Globex
- Options Strategies on CME Globex
- Moore Reports
- CME Rulebook
- CBOT Rulebook
- Find-a-Broker
- Glossary
- Knowledge Center Home
- View Intra Day Block Trades
- Wheat Price Rules (PDF)
- BM&F Bovespa Parnership
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| Trade Unit | 5,000 bushels | ||
| Settle Method | Delivery | ||
| Point Size | 1 tick = 1/4 cent per bushel = $12.50 per contract | ||
| Strike Price Interval | 10 cents per bushel for the first two months, 20 cents per bushel for all other months. At the commencement of trading, list 5 strikes above and 5 below the at-the-money strike. | ||
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| Limits/Price Banding | Price limits scalable to next level above or below when price settles at limit. ($0.70/$1.05/$1.60) per bushel ($3,500/$5,250/$8,000 contract) above or below the previous day's settlement price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted beginning on First Position Day). | ||
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| Trading Hours | Electronic: 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Sun.-Fri. | ||
| Listed | All listed series | ||
| Product Codes | Open Auction: S Electronic: ZS | ||
| Minimum Block Size | |||
| Product Calendar | Sep, Nov, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug View current product listings |
| Trade Unit | 5,000 bushels | ||
| Settle Method | Delivery | ||
| Point (Tick) Size | 1 tick = 1/4 cent per bushel = $12.50 per contract | ||
| Strike Price Interval | 10 cents per bushel for the first two months, 20 cents per bushel for all other months. At the commencement of trading, list 5 strikes above and 5 below the at-the-money strike. | ||
| Strike | |||
| Limits/Price Banding | Price limits scalable to next level above or below when price settles at limit. ($0.70/$1.05/$1.60) per bushel ($3,500/$5,250/$8,000 contract) above or below the previous day's settlement price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted beginning on First Position Day). | ||
| Minimum Fluctuation |
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| Trading Hours | Open Auction: 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Mon-Fri. | ||
| Listed | All listed series | ||
| Product Codes | Open Auction: S Electronic: ZS | ||
| Minimum Block Size | |||
| Product Calendar | Sep, Nov, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug View current product listings |
General News & Announcements for Soybean
- Clearing & Trading Fees
- Performance Bonds/Margins
- Trading Hours
- Product & Vendor Codes
- Future Spreads on CME Globex
- Options Strategies on CME Globex
- Moore Reports
- CME Rulebook
- CBOT Rulebook
- Find-a-Broker
- Glossary
- Knowledge Center Home
- View Intra Day Block Trades
- Wheat Price Rules (PDF)
- BM&F Bovespa Parnership
Contracts Currently Eligible
to Trade and Recently Expired Contracts
| Contract Month | Product Code | First Trade Date | Last Trade Date | Settlement Date | |
| SEP08 | SU08 | 11/29/2006 |  |
09/12/2008 | 09/12/2008 |
| NOV08 | SX08 | 11/15/2005 | |
11/14/2008 | 11/14/2008 |
| JAN09 | SF09 | 04/16/2007 | |
01/14/2009 | 01/14/2009 |
| MAR09 | SH09 | 09/17/2007 | |
03/13/2009 | 03/13/2009 |
| MAY09 | SK09 | 11/15/2007 | |
05/14/2009 | 05/14/2009 |
| JUL09 | SN09 | 11/01/2006 | |
07/14/2009 | 07/14/2009 |
| AUG09 | SQ09 | 03/11/2008 | |
08/14/2009 | 08/14/2009 |
| SEP09 | SU09 | 03/03/2008 | |
09/14/2009 | 09/14/2009 |
| NOV09 | SX09 | 11/15/2006 | |
11/13/2009 | 11/13/2009 |
| JAN10 | SF10 | 08/15/2008 | |
01/14/2010 | 01/14/2010 |
| MAR10 | SH10 | 06/19/2008 | |
03/12/2010 | 03/12/2010 |
| MAY10 | SK10 | 08/20/2008 | |
05/14/2010 | 05/14/2010 |
| JUL10 | SN10 | 11/15/2007 | |
07/14/2010 | 07/14/2010 |
| NOV10 | SX10 | 11/15/2007 | |
11/12/2010 | 11/12/2010 |
| JUL11 | SN11 | 05/15/2008 | |
07/14/2011 | 07/14/2011 |
| NOV11 | SX11 | 05/15/2008 | |
11/14/2011 | 11/14/2011 |
General News & Announcements for Soybean
- Clearing & Trading Fees
- Performance Bonds/Margins
- Trading Hours
- Product & Vendor Codes
- Future Spreads on CME Globex
- Options Strategies on CME Globex
- Moore Reports
- CME Rulebook
- CBOT Rulebook
- Find-a-Broker
- Glossary
- Knowledge Center Home
- View Intra Day Block Trades
- Wheat Price Rules (PDF)
- BM&F Bovespa Parnership
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- Clearing & Trading Fees
- Performance Bonds/Margins
- Trading Hours
- Product & Vendor Codes
- Future Spreads on CME Globex
- Options Strategies on CME Globex
- Moore Reports
- CME Rulebook
- CBOT Rulebook
- Find-a-Broker
- Glossary
- Knowledge Center Home
- View Intra Day Block Trades
- Wheat Price Rules (PDF)
- BM&F Bovespa Parnership