Adjusted Interest Rate Nasdaq-100 Total Return (EFFR)

Adjusted Interest Rate Nasdaq-100 Total Return (EFFR) Futures - Contract Specs

Contract Unit
$10 x Adjusted Interest Rate Nasdaq-100 Total Return Index® Futures Price
Price Quotation
U.S. dollars and cents per Index Point
Trading Hours
CME Globex:
BTIC: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. CT)  Monday - Thursday 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET daily maintenance period
CME ClearPort:
Sunday 6:00 p.m. - Friday 6:45 p.m. ET with no reporting Monday - Thursday from 6:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET
BTIC: Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET. BTICs for the following trading day can be submitted after 7:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. CT)
Minimum Price Fluctuation
0.01 index point = $0.10

BTIC (AQT): 0.50 basis points
Product Code
CME Globex: AQR
CME ClearPort: AQR
Clearing: AQR
BTIC: AQT
Listed Contracts
Quarterly contracts listed for the 9 nearest quarters on the March Quarterly cycle (March, June, September, and December) and 5 additional December contract months.
Settlement Method
Financially Settled
Termination of Trading
BTIC Trading terminates on the business day prior to the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Trading terminates at 9:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. CT) on the 3rd Friday of the contract month.
Settlement Procedures
Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook
Block Minimum
Price Limit or Circuit
Vendor Codes

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