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Three-Month SOFR
Futures and Options
One-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures - Contract Specs
| Contract Unit | 1 3-Month SOFR Futures contract |
|---|---|
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | Quoted in IMM Index points. One-half of one basis point (0.005 = $12.50) for all contract months. Cabinet prices: Any option may trade at a price of 0.0025 IMM Index points, whether or not such trade results in liquidation of positions for both parties to the trade. |
| Trading Hours | CME Globex: Sunday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 4:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. ET) 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 Open Outcry: MON - FRI: 7:20 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
| Product Code | CME Globex: S0 CME ClearPort: S0 Open Outcry: S0 Clearing: S0 |
| Listed Contracts | Quarterly contracts (Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec) listed for 5 consecutive quarters and the 4 nearest serial monthly contracts |
| Termination of Trading | Trading terminates on the Friday before the 3rd Wednesday of the contract month. |
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| Strike Prices Strike Price Interval | Strike prices will be listed in intervals of 6.25 basis points (0.0625 price points) for the first150 basis points around the At The Money (ATM) for the first 4 serial and 2 quarterly months. Strike prices will be listed in intervals of 25 basis points (0.25 price points) in a range of 550 basis points above and 550 basis points below the strike price closest to the previous daily settlement price for the underlying futures contract. |
| Exercise Style | Options are American Style and are exercised by notifying the Clearing House by 5:30 p.m. CT on the day of exercise. Unexercised options shall expire at 5:30 p.m. CT on the last trading day. In-the-money options that have not been exercised shall be automatically exercised following expiration in the absence of contrary instructions. |
| Settlement Method | Deliverable |
| Underlying | Three-Month SOFR Futures |
About Three-Month SOFR
CME SOFR futures offer the leading source of price discovery and liquidity on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by Treasury securities. Three-Month SOFR futures are cash settled and based on a business-day compounded SOFR per annum during contract Reference Quarter.
