| BEL 20® Index Future | |
| Exchange contract code | BXF |
| Contract size | Contract valued at € 10 per index point (eg value € 31,000 at 3,100.0) |
| Unit of trading | 10 |
| Pricing unit/quotation | Index points (e.g. 3,100.0) |
| Minimum price movement (tick size and value) | Central Order Book: 0.5 index point (€ 5 per contract) Large-in-Scale Facility: 0.0001 index points (€0.001 per contract) |
| Expiry months | 1, 2, 3 monthly; 6 months quarterly (of the March, June, September, December cycle) |
| Introduction of new expiry months | New expiry months are available for trading on the first business day after the expiry of a maturity. |
| Wholesale services | Large-in-Scale Facility. See the “LIS thresholds" document for the minimum size thresholds. |
| Euronext market | Brussels |
| Last trading day | Trading ceases at 16:00 CET on the third Friday of the delivery month. In the event that the third Friday is not a business day, the Last Trading Day shall normally be the last business day preceding the third Friday. |
| Settlement | Cash Settlement based on the EDSP |
| Settlement day | First business day after the Last Trading Day |
| Exchange Delivery Settlement Price (EDSP) | Price determined on the Last Trading Day as the average of all BEL20 index values calculated and disseminated between, and including, 15:40 and 16:00 CET. The EDSP value is rounded to two decimal places[1]. |
| Clearing organization | Euronext Clearing |
| Trading hours | Central Order Book: 09:00 - 17:35 CET Large-in-Scale Facility: 07:15 - 18:30 CET |
| Trading platform | Optiq |
| Algorithm | Central order book applies a price-time trading algorithm with priority given to the first order at the best price. |
| Last update | 9 SEP 2024 |
[1] Please refer to Brussels Notice BRU 12–05 issued on 26 July 2012 which provides details of the procedures to be followed when determining the closing settlement price in case of special market circumstances. | |
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