CME Group NASDAQ-100

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Nasdaq 100 futures
Exchange	CME Group
Settlement	Cash settled
Trade Unit	$100 times the NASDAQ-100 Index
Point Value	.01 per index point = $1.00 per contract
Tick Value	$0.25=$25/contract; Calendar Spread $0.05=$5/contract
Contract Months	Five months in the March Quarterly cycle
Last Trading Day	The business day immediately preceding the day of determination of the Final Settlement Price (normally, the Thursday prior to the 3rd Friday of the contract month)
	Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Last trading day - 3:15 p.m.	Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-8:15 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Shutdown period from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. nightly; Sun & Hol 5:00 p.m.-8:15 a.m. Chicago time
Ticker Symbol	ND	ND
Price Limits	Successive 10%, 20%, and 30% limits; overnight ETH - 5%	Successive 10%, 20%, and 30% limits; overnight ETH - 5%

Nasdaq 100 options
Trade Unit	One futures contract
Point Value	1 point = .01 index points = $1.00
Tick Value	Regular 0.05=$25.00 for premium >3.00; Cabinet trades - 0.05=$5.00; Special "Half Tick" 0.05=$5.00 for premium < or =3.00
Option Months	Four March quarterly cycle contract months + two serial months
Strike Prices	On Globex: 3 strikes up & down, including the strike nearest the money. With open outcry: All listed intervals
Exercise Style	American and European (see ticker symbols)
Option Expiration Day	Need OED rules!
	Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m.; Last Trading Day - 3:15 p.m. Chicago time	Mon/Thurs 5:00 p.m.-8:15 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; Shutdown period from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. nightly; Sun & Hol 5:00 p.m.-8:15 a.m. Chicago time
Ticker Symbol	Clearing=ND, Ticker=ND. American Flex: Calls=XHC; Puts=XHP; European Flex: Calls=YHC; Puts=YHP	See left
Price Limits	Options trading halted when lead Nasdaq 100 future locks limit	Options trading halted when lead Nasdaq 100 future locks limit