Tokyo Grain Exchange Corn

See Corn futures for a general discussion of the topic.

TGE Corn futures and futures options trade on the Tokyo Grain Exchange (TGE). They were launched on April 20, 1992 and April 20, 1992, respectively .

Each TGE Corn futures contract represents 50,000 kilograms (50 metric tons) of standard or deliverable grade yellow corn produced in the U.S.A., which is defined in accordance with the Exchange rules, and its delivery date is set as between the 1st calendar day of the delivery month and the last day of the delivery month.

As of July 2008, each TGE Corn futures contract is subject to a margin rate of 100,000 yen for the spot month and 60,000 yen for the other months.

In June 2008, TGE Corn futures traded 416,728 contracts (-20.1 percent YOY) and its turnover amounted to 1,931 billion yen (-1.9 percent YOY).

TGE Corn futures
Exchange	Tokyo Grain Exchange
Settlement	Physically delivered
Contract Size	* Up to March 2008 = 100,000 kilograms (100 metric tons) May 2008 onward = 50,000 kilograms (50 metric tons)
Pricing Unit	50 yen
Tick Value	500 yen
Contract Months	January, March, May, July, September, and November within a twelve-month period
Last Trading Day	15th calendar day of the month preceding the delivery month; if not a business day, the last trading day is moved up to the nearest business day.
Note: This contract is electronic ONLY -- no open outcry
	No Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	N/A	9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on the last trading day
Ticker Symbol	N/A	N/A
Price Limits	N/A	Up to March 2008 = Contracts of under ¥10,000 = ¥300 Contracts from ¥10,000 to ¥20,000 = ¥400 Contracts of ¥20,000 or more = ¥500 May 2008 onward = At the meeting in March, June, September, and December, the board determines the trading price limit for the following 3 months. The trading price limit is determined based on the lowest price, rounded to the nearest ¥100 unit, counting fractions as one, among the upper 95% of cumulative frequency in price range distributions in the past 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. No price limits in the spot month from the 1st of the delivery month.
TGE Corn options
Trade Unit	One futures contract
Point Value	Need point value!
Tick Value	5 yen per 1,000 kilograms (500 yen per contract)
Option Months	January, March, May, July, September and November within a twelve-month period.
Strike Prices	500 yen per 1,000 kilograms intervals with one strike price at-the-money and minimum of three strike prices above and three below.
	No Open Outcry	Electronic
Trading Hours	N/A	Morning Session Opening Session 9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Continuous Session 9:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Afternoon Session Opening Session 1:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Continuous Session 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closing Session 3:00 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.
Ticker Symbol	N/A	N/A
Price Limits	N/A	Up to March 2008 = Contracts of under ¥10,000 = ¥300 Contracts from ¥10,000 to ¥20,000 = ¥400 Contracts of ¥20,000 or more = ¥500 May 2008 onward = At the meeting in March, June, September, and December, the board determines the trading price limit for the following 3 months. The trading price limit is determined based on the lowest price, rounded to the nearest ¥100 unit, counting fractions as one, among the upper 95% of cumulative frequency in price range distributions in the past 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months. No price limits in the spot month from the 1st of the delivery month.

Resources

• Tokyo Grain Exchange Corn Futures Contract Specifications
• Tokyo Grain Exchange Options on Corn Futures Contract Specifications