Updated on Sep 21,2018
Original Version:
Underlying Asset |
Copper cathode futures contract (five metric tons (MT)) |
Contract Type |
Call option and put option |
Contract Size |
One copper futures contract |
Price Quotation |
Yuan (RMB) /MT |
Minimum Price Fluctuation |
One Yuan /MT |
Daily Price Limit |
Same as that for the copper futures contract |
Contract Month |
Same as that of the listed underlying futures contract |
Trading Hours |
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and other hours specified by the Exchange (Beijing Time) |
Last Trading Day |
Five trading days before the end of the delivery month of the underlying futures contract. The last trading day may be adjusted by the Exchange in case of a national holiday. |
Expiration Date |
Same as the last trading day |
Strike Price |
The strike price range is between (1) the previous trading day’s settlement price of the copper cathode futures contract – 1.0 × the current day’s price limit × such settlement price and (2) such settlement price + 1.0 × the current day’s price limit × such settlement price. Where the strike price is less than or equal to 40,000 Yuan/MT, the strike price interval is 500 Yuan/MT; where the strike price is more than 40,000 Yuan/MT but less than or equal to 80,000 Yuan/MT, the strike price interval is 1,000 Yuan/MT; and where the strike price is more than 80,000 Yuan/MT, the strike price interval is 2,000 Yuan/MT. |
Option Style |
European style. Buyers may, before 15:30 on the expiration date, submit an exercise or abandonment request. |
Contract Symbol |
Call option: CU-Contract Month -C-Strike Price Put option: CU-Contract Month-P-Strike Price |
Listing Exchange |
SHFE |