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Lean Hogs

Product Overview

Lean Hog futures provide a way to:

  • Engage in price discovery for the lean hog marketplace
  • Effectively manage the price risk that merchandisers, producers, processors and others have related to the purchase or sale of lean hogs
  • Evaluate or reflect on both the current and future supply and demand situation for lean hogs, competing meats and feedgrains
  • Take advantage of arbitrage and spread opportunities with other commodities including related meats and grains
  • Trade to hedge or speculate based on expectations of directional price, spread movement or volatility in lean hogs

 

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General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
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Extended Friday Close for Electronic Livestock and Dairy Products Starts Oct. 24

Effective Friday, October 24, 2008, the close of electronic trading on Fridays for Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lean Hog, Frozen Pork Belly and all Dairy futures and options on CME Globex will be extended to 1:55 p.m. CT from 1:30 p.m. CT.


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Random Length Lumber on CME Globex

Effective October 20, 2008, Random Length Lumber futures and options will now trade electronically virtually 24 hours a day on CME Globex


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Trade Unit 40,000 pounds
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point Size 1 point = $.01 per hundred pounds = $4.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding See Floor Venue limits.
Tick Size (Minimum Fluctuation)
Regular0.00025/lb=$10.00
Trading Hours Mon-Thurs 9:05 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Shutdown period from 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Friday Close 1:30 p.m. LTD Close 12:00 p.m.
Listed
Product Codes Clearing=LN Ticker=LH GLOBEX=HE
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Feb Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, and Dec.
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Trade Unit 40,000 pounds
Settle Method Cash Settled
Point (Tick) Size 1 point = $.01 per hundred pounds = $4.00
Strike Price Interval
Strike
Limits/Price Banding $0.03/lb, $1200
Minimum Fluctuation
Regular0.00025/lb=$10.00
Trading Hours 9:05 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. LTD Close 12:00 p.m.
Listed
Product Codes Clearing=LN Ticker=LH GLOBEX=HE
Minimum Block Size
Product Calendar Feb Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, and Dec.
View current product listings
General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
RSS

Extended Friday Close for Electronic Livestock and Dairy Products Starts Oct. 24

Effective Friday, October 24, 2008, the close of electronic trading on Fridays for Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lean Hog, Frozen Pork Belly and all Dairy futures and options on CME Globex will be extended to 1:55 p.m. CT from 1:30 p.m. CT.


MD Calendar

Market Data Planning Calendar


Random Length Lumber on CME Globex

Effective October 20, 2008, Random Length Lumber futures and options will now trade electronically virtually 24 hours a day on CME Globex


Contracts Currently Eligible to Trade and Recently Expired Contracts
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date Settlement Date
OCT08 LNV08 08/15/2007 Add to Outlook 10/14/2008 10/16/2008
DEC08 LNZ08 10/15/2007 Add to Outlook 12/12/2008 12/16/2008
FEB09 LNG09 12/17/2007 Add to Outlook 02/13/2009 02/18/2009
APR09 LNJ09 02/15/2008 Add to Outlook 04/15/2009 04/17/2009
MAY09 LNK09 04/15/2008 Add to Outlook 05/14/2009 05/18/2009
JUN09 LNM09 04/15/2008 Add to Outlook 06/12/2009 06/16/2009
JUL09 LNN09 05/15/2008 Add to Outlook 07/15/2009 07/17/2009
AUG09 LNQ09 05/15/2008 Add to Outlook 08/14/2009 08/18/2009
OCT09 LNV09 06/16/2008 Add to Outlook 10/14/2009 10/16/2009
DEC09 LNZ09 07/16/2008 Add to Outlook 12/14/2009 12/16/2009
FEB10 LNG10 08/15/2008 Add to Outlook 02/12/2010 02/17/2010
Contracts Not Yet Eligible to Trade
Contract Month Product Code First Trade Date Last Trade Date> Settlement Date
APR10 LNJ10 10/15/2008 04/15/2010 04/19/2010
General News & Announcements for Agricultural Commodity
RSS

Extended Friday Close for Electronic Livestock and Dairy Products Starts Oct. 24

Effective Friday, October 24, 2008, the close of electronic trading on Fridays for Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lean Hog, Frozen Pork Belly and all Dairy futures and options on CME Globex will be extended to 1:55 p.m. CT from 1:30 p.m. CT.


MD Calendar

Market Data Planning Calendar


Random Length Lumber on CME Globex

Effective October 20, 2008, Random Length Lumber futures and options will now trade electronically virtually 24 hours a day on CME Globex