Block Cheese

Futures and Options
Globex Code
BLKK5
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Last Updated01 Apr 2025 08:49:47 PM CT.
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Options on Block Cheese Futures - Contract Specs

Contract Unit
1 futures contract for 20,000 pounds 
Minimum Price Fluctuation
Outright:
0.001 per pound = $20.00 
HALF TICK
0.0005 per pound = $10.00
Price Quotation
U.S. dollars and cents per pound
Trading Hours
CME Globex:
Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 1:55 p.m. CT with a daily maintenance period from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 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
Product Code
CME Globex: BLK
CME ClearPort: BLK
Clearing: BLK
Listed Contracts
Monthly contracts listed for 24 consecutive months
Termination of Trading
Trading terminates at 12:10 p.m. CT on the business day prior to the release of USDA monthly weighted average price for cheese.
Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook
Block Minimum
Price Limit or Circuit
Vendor Codes
Strike Prices Strike Price Interval
Settlement Method
Deliverable
Underlying
Block Cheese Futures

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