CME Group European Seasonal Strip Weather Heating Degree Day

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European Seasonal Strip Weather Heating Degree Day futures
Exchange	CME Group
Settlement	Cash settled
Trade Unit	20 GBP times the respective CME European Seasonal Strip Degree Days Index
Point Value	1 point = 1.00 Degree Day Index = 20 GBP
Tick Value	1.00 = 20 GBP
Contract Months	Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Last Trading Day	Two business days following the contract period (9 am CT)
Note: This contract is electronic ONLY -- no open outcry
	No Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	N/A	Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.; Sun/Hol 5:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m., Last Trading Day - 9:00 a.m.
Ticker Symbol	N/A	Each Contract is a multiple-month contract. The heating degree contract HDD October-April 2009 Seasonal Strip is D2VJ9. D2V is the 3-character product code and J9 is the contract month/year of expiration. Each CME European Seasonal Strip Heating Degree Days is the accumulation of like Degree Days over a minimum of two, and a maximum of seven, consecutive calendar months.
Price Limits	N/A	N/A

European Seasonal Strip Weather Heating Degree Day options
Trade Unit	One futures contract
Point Value	1 point = 1.00 Degree Day Index = 20 GBP
Tick Value	Regular 1.00=20 GBP; Cabinet 0.50=10 GBP
Option Months	7 consecutive calendar months, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr.
Strike Prices	All listed intervals
Exercise Style	European
Option Expiration Day	Two business days following the expiration of contract period (9 am CT).
	Open Outcry	No Electronic Market
Trading Hours	Mon/Fri 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (CST) Last Trading Day (9:00 a.m.)	N/A
Ticker Symbol	Each Contract is a multiple-month contract. The heating degree contract HDD October-April 2009 Seasonal Strip is D2VJ9. D2V is the 3-character product code and J9 is the contract month/year of expiration. Each CME European Seasonal Strip Heating Degree Days is the accumulation of like Degree Days over a minimum of two, and a maximum of seven, consecutive calendar months.	N/A
Price Limits	N/A	N/A