What is YM ?

mini-sized Dow Futures $5 multiplier


Contract Size
Five dollars ($5) times the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. The DJIA is a price-weighted index of thirty (30) stocks.

Final Settlement Day
The third Friday of the contract month.

Settlement
Cash settlement on the final settlement day. The final settlement price is $5 times a Special Opening Quotation of the index.

Tick Size
Minimum price increment is one index point (equal to $5 per contract).

Price Quote
The DJIA Index, quoted in index points.

Contract Months
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec. Four contract months listed at all times.

Last Trading Day
The trading day preceding the final settlement day.

Trading Platform
Electronic Only

Trading Hours
Monday: Thursday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm and 5:00 pm - 3:15 pm next day
Sunday: 5:00 pm - 3:15 pm next day
Quarterly futures/options: Trading can occur up to 8:30 a.m. on expiration day
Serial options: Trading can occur up to 3:15 p.m. on third Friday of the contract month

Ticker Symbols
YM
Fungibility

BIG Dow futures ($25 multiplier), mini-sized Dow futures ($5 multiplier), and DJIA futures ($10 multiplier) are fungible contracts.

Daily Price Limit
Successive 10%, 20%, and 30% limits. For details, please see CBOT Regulation 1008.01.

Position Limits
The aggregate position limit in BIG Dow futures ($25 multiplier), mini-sized futures and options ($5 multiplier), and DJIA futures and options ($10 multiplier) is 50,000 DJIA futures ($10 multiplier) equivalent contracts, net long or short in all contract months combined.

Margin Information
For current information, please visit margin requirements.




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