OPTIONS ON CORN FUTURES
Contract codeOMA
Unit of tradingOne Corn futures contract
Pricing unit/quotation (= PRICE BASIS)Euro and euro cents per tonne
Option styleCorn options are ‘American’ style - i.e. may be exercised at any time prior to expiry.
Exercice Price increments€1 per tonne
Minimum price movement (tick size and value)10 euro cents per tonne (€5)
Expiry monthsMarch, June, August and November such that ten delivery months are available for trading, subject to the option expiring before the underlying future.
Introduction of new expiry monthsFirst trading day following the last trading day.
Wholesale servicesExchange of options for options.
Euronext marketParis
Expiry day18:30 CET on the fifteenth calendar day of the month immediately preceding the expiry month (if not a business day then the preceding business day).
Contract StandardAssignment of one corn futures contract for the expiry month at the exercise price.
Clearing organizationEuronext Clearing
Trading hours10:45 – 18:30 CET
Trading platformOptiq
AlgorithmCentral order book applies a price-time trading algorithm, with priority given to the first order at the best price.
Last update15 JUL 2024