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ICE Futures Europe

globalCOAL Newcastle Coal Options (Futures Style Margin)

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Description

The ICE gC Newcastle Coal Options contract is an option on the ICE gC Newcastle Coal Futures contract. At expiry, one lot of gC Newcastle Coal Options will exercise into one lot of gC Newcastle Coal Futures. gC Newcastle Coal Options are European-style, such that In-The-Money options, unless abandoned, are automatically exercised at expiry. At-The-Money and Out-of-The-Money options will expire un-exercised unless the Member has elected to exercise them.

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Newcastle Coal Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
Newcastle (Futures-style)
Contract Symbol
GNO
Contract Series
Up to 60 consecutive months

Quarterly, seasonal, calendar, and any period of consecutive monthly contracts can be registered as a strip. For example, a Q1 option is an option on Jan, an option on Feb, and an option on Mar, with each option expiring thirty calendar days before the start of the relevant contract month.
Contract Size
1,000 metric tonnes per contract month.
Unit of Trading
1,000 metric tonnes of thermal coal
Minimum Trading Size
Options: 1 lot = 1,000 metric tonnes
Block Order: 5 lots = 5,000 metric tonnes
Price Quotation
The contract price is in US Dollars and in US Dollar Cents per tonne.
Minimum Price Fluctuation
One cent ($0.01) per metric tonne.
Tick Value
Contract Size x Minimum Trade Size x Minimum Price Fluctuation
Strike Price Increments
A minimum of 5 strike prices in increments of $0.05 above and below the at-the-money Strike Price. Strike Price boundaries are adjusted according to futures price movements. IFEU may add one or more strike prices nearest to the last price listed as necessary
Last Trading Day
Trading will cease when the intraday reference price is set thirty calendar days before the start of the contract period. If that day is a non-business day, expiry will be on the preceding business day.
Option Premium
Futures Style
Option Style
European Style
Exchange Rulebook
MIC Code
IFEU
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York8:00 PM - 6:00 PM*
20:00 - 18:00
7:55 PM
19:55
London1:00 AM - 11:00 PM*
01:00 - 23:00
12:55 AM
00:55
Singapore8:00 AM - 6:00 AM*
08:00 - 06:00
7:55 AM
07:55

*Next Day

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
O-Coal Newc
Physical
GNO
Logical
GNO
GMI (FC)
KP
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
GNO