• Listing of Gold Weekly Option, Silver Weekly Option and Copper Weekly Option Contracts

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      • SER-7040R
      • Notice Date
      • 20 March 2014
      • Effective Date
      • 13 April 2014
    • This SER supersedes SER-7040 issued on March 20, 2014

      Effective Sunday, April 13, 2014, for trade date Monday, April 14, 2014, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, Commodity Exchange, Inc. (COMEX or Exchange) will list Gold Weekly Option, Silver Weekly Option and Copper Weekly Option contracts for trading on the COMEX trading floor and CME Globex.

       

      CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS:

       

      •       Title: Gold Weekly Option

      •       Commodity Code: OG1, OG2, OG3, OG4, OG5

      •       Rule Chapter: 1008

      •       First Listing: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16

      •       Listing Period: Four weekly expirations

      •       Contract Size: 100 troy ounces

      •       Termination of Trading: Options expire on Friday. If the Friday of the listing is a scheduled Exchange holiday, the option shall terminate on the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday. However, if the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday is the expiration of a Gold monthly option, the weekly option shall not be listed for trading.

      •       Minimum Price Tick: $0.10 per troy ounce

      •       Value per Tick: $10.00

      •       Final Settlement Price Tick: $0.10 per troy ounce

      •       Trading and Clearing Hours:

      Open Outcry: Monday – Friday 8:20 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (7:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Chicago Time/CT).

      CME Globex: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT).

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      •       Title: Silver Weekly Option

      •       Commodity Code: SO1, SO2, SO3, SO4, SO5

      •       Rule Chapter: 1009

      •       First Listing: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16

      •       Listing Period: Four weekly expirations

      •       Contract Size: 5,000 troy ounces

      •       Termination of Trading: Options expire on Friday. Options expire on Friday. If the Friday of the listing is a scheduled Exchange holiday, the option shall terminate on the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday. However, if the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday is the expiration of a Silver monthly option, the weekly option shall not be listed for trading.

      •       Minimum Price Tick: $0.001 per troy ounce

      •       Value per Tick: $5.00

      •       Final Settlement Price Tick: $0.001 per troy ounce

      •       Trading and Clearing Hours:

      Open Outcry: Monday – Friday 8:25 a.m. – 1:25 p.m. (7:25 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. Chicago Time/CT).

      CME Globex: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT).

       

       

       

      •       Title: Copper Weekly Option

      •       Commodity Code: H1E, H2E, H3E, H4E, H5E

      •       Rule Chapter: 1010

      •       First Listing: April 25, May 2, May 9, May 16

      •       Listing Period: Four weekly expirations

      •       Contract Size: 25,000 pounds

      •       Termination of Trading: Options expire on Friday. Options expire on Friday. If the Friday of the listing is a scheduled Exchange holiday, the option shall terminate on the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday. However, if the first Business Day immediately preceding the Friday is the expiration of a Copper monthly option, the weekly option shall not be listed for trading.

      •       Minimum Price Tick: $0.0005 per pound

      •       Value per Tick: $12.50

      •       Final Settlement Price Tick: $0.0005 per pound

      •       Trading and Clearing Hours:

      Open Outcry: Monday – Friday 8:10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (7:10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT).

      CME Globex: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT).

       

       

       

       

       

      •       Exchange Fees for Gold Weekly Option, Silver Weekly Option and Copper Weekly Option:

       

      Member Day

      Member

      Cross Division

      Non-Member

      Pit

      $0.55

      $0.70 (EOO 0.85)

      $0.95 (EOO 1.20)

      $1.45

      Globex

      $0.55

      $0.70

      $0.95

      $1.45

               

      Other Processing Fees

         

       

      Member

      Non-Member

       

      Futures from E/A

      $0.70

      $1.45

       

       

      House Acct

      Customer Acct

       

      Options E/A Notice

      $0.40

      $0.85

       

                   

       

      Additional Fees and Surcharges

      Block Surcharge

      $.25

      Facilitation Desk Fee

      $0.20

       

      COMEX Lessee Fees

      Trading Fee

      $0.125

      Trading Surcharge

      $0.50

       

       

       

       

       

               

      Please refer questions on this subject to:

      Research and Product Development

      Robert Biolsi                             Bob.Biolsi@cmegroup.com                               (212) 299-2610

      Miguel Vias                               Miguel.Vias@cmegroup.com                              (212) 299-2358