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Carbon-Based Contracts

European Union Allowance (EUA)
Futures Contract Options Contract In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA)
Futures Contract Options Contract Serial Options Certified Emission Reduction (CER)
Futures Contract Options Contract In Delivery Month Certified Emission Reduction (CER)
Futures Contract Options Contract Serial Options Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Futures Contract Vintage 2009 Futures Vintage 2010 Futures Vintage 2011 Futures Vintage 2012 Futures Options Contract

Nitrogen Oxide (NOX) Contracts

Seasonal Emission Allowance
Current Vintage Futures Vintage 2009 Futures Vintage 2010 Futures Vintage 2011 Futures Vintage 2012 Futures Annual Emission Allowance
Vintage 2009 Futures Vintage 2010 Futures Vintage 2011 Futures Vintage 2012 Futures

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Contracts

Emission Allowance
Futures Contract Options Contract Emission 25-Allowance
Current Vintage Futures Vintage 2010 Futures Vintage 2011 Futures Vintage 2012 Futures Vintage 2013 Futures Vintage 2014 Futures Options Contract

 

In Delivery Month Certified Emission Reductions (EUR) Options

Contract Size
1,000 CERs

Underlying Currency
Euros and Euro cents

Minimum Tick
€0.01 (1¢) per allowance (€10.00 per contract)

Contract Months
Beginning with September 2009, the last month of each quarter cycle is listed for 4 consecutive years until December 2012.

Trading Hours
Open Outcry: Trading is conducted from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET CME ClearPort: 6:00 p.m. Sunday through 5:15 p.m. ET Friday, with a 45-minute break between 5:15 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET on Mondays through Thursdays.

Termination of Trading
Trading expires at the close of trading three business days prior to the expiration of the underlying In Delivery Month CER futures contract. The expiration date shall be announced prior to the listing of the option contract.

Settlement Type
A European-Style option that exercises into the underlying Futures Contract.

Ten strike prices in increments of €0.50 (50¢) per metric ton per above and below the at-the-money strike price. Strike price boundaries are adjusted according to futures price movements.

Ticker Symbol
6P
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