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ICE Futures Europe

API2 Rotterdam Coal Average Price Options (Futures Style Margin)

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Description

A European style option which at expiration references the Argus/McCloskey API 2 index for the relevant month and is exercised into Rotterdam Coal Futures (ATW)

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Rotterdam Coal Futures
Trading Screen Hub Name
ARA APO (Futures-style)
Contract Symbol
RCA
Contract Series
Up to 48 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
Any multiple of 1,000 metric tonnes
Minimum Trading Size
Options: 1 lot = 1,000 metric tonnes Block Order: 5 lots = 5,000 metric tonnes
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 shall cease at 17:00 LLT on the last Friday of the delivery month. In the event of a public holiday on such Friday, trading shall cease at the close of business on the preceding Business Day.
Option Style
European Style
Option Premium
Futures Style
Exercise Procedure
Expires into the ICE Rotterdam Coal Futures contract with European-style exercise. Options will be automatically exercised on the expiry day if they are ‘In-The-Money’. If an option is ‘Out-of-The-Money’ it will expire automatically. It is not permitted to exercise the option on any other day or in any other circumstance. No manual exercise is permitted.
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

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
O-ICE Coal ARA
Physical
RCA
Logical
RCA
GMI (FC)
J@
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
RCA