Futures Products Specifications

Listed below are futures products cleared by the Options Clearing Corporation. Please refer to each exchange's website for product specification information.

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE)

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) is the home of volatility futures, featuring futures on the CBOE® Volatility Index (VIX®). CFE is owned by CBOE and is an all-electronic, open access market model with dedicated market makers and market participants providing liquidity.

Volatility Specifications

• CBOE Russell 2000 Volatility Index Futures
• CBOE Mini-VIX Futures
• CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Futures
• DJIA Volatility Index (VXD) Futures
• S&P 500 Three-Month Variance Futures
• S&P 500 Twelve-Month Variance Futures

ELX Futures Exchange (ELX)

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX Futures) is a new fully electronic futures exchange. It was formed by a distinguished group of founding partners consisting of leading dealer banks and trading firms to establish a faster, more efficient competitive alternative for global market participants trading futures contracts.

ELX Futures' initial product line offers trading in U.S. Treasury futures contracts, trading alongside the Treasury Cash Market.

• Short Term (2 Year) U.S. Treasury Note Futures (ZTe)
• Medium Term (5 Year) U.S. Treasury Note Futures (ZFe)
• Long Term (6 ½ to 10 Year) U.S. Treasury Note Futures (ZNe)
• U.S. Treasury Bond Futures (ZBe)

Nasdaq OMX Futures Exchange (NFX)

Nasdaq OMX Futures Exchange (NFX) trades World Currency Futures and Sector Index Futures. Futures contracts are cash settled, not deliverable contracts.

• World Currency Futures
• Sector Index Futures

NYSE Liffe (NYL)

NYSE Liffe U.S. leverages NYSE Liffe's global distribution network, leading edge technology and broad range of risk management products for the benefit of its diverse customer base.

Precious Metals Futures are futures contracts on a specified quantity and quality of a particular precious metal. A precious metal futures contract is a legally binding agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specific precious metal at a designated date in the future, called the maturity date. The size of a precious metal futures contract typically is stated in ounces of the underlying metal.

• Gold Futures & Options
• Silver Futures & Options
• Mini Gold & Silver Futures

OneChicago (ONE)

OneChicago is an all-electronic exchange for trading Single Stock Futures (SSFs). Founded in 2002, they provide liquidity, anonymity, and market price transparency for equity alternative products.

Single Stock Futures (SSF)

• Contract Specifications
• SSF Listings

Narrow-Based Indexes

• Contract Specifications
• Index Listings

ETF Futures

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