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ORANGE JUICE

Options Contract Specifications

The orange juice contract specifications tell you how the orange juice options trade, not how to trade to orange juice options. Before you consider opening a commodity options account you should consult with a licensed commodities broker.

Orange Juice Options

Trading Unit - 15,000 lbs. of orange solids (3% more or less).

Trading Hours - 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (NY time).

Price Quotation - Prices quoted in cents and hundreths of a cent

Trading Months - In addition to a February options contract, each listed futures month will have its option month listed for trading (two Januaries, March, May, July, September, November). In addition, the newest calendar month which is not a futures month will be listed (April, June, August, October, December).

Ticker Symbol - OJ

Minimum Fluctuation - 5/100 of a cent per pound ($7.50 per contract)

Last Trading Day - The third Friday of the month preceding named option month

Expiration Date/Time - Until 5:00 p.m (New York time) on any trading day including last trading day.

Daily Price Limits - None

Strike Price Increments - 5 cent increments for all contract months

Minimum Price Fluctuation - 1/100 of a cent

Position Limits -
Delivery Month300 contracts
Any other month1,600 contracts
All months combined2,500 contracts
Futures and options have a combined limit in futures equivalents.

Orange Juice Options Specifications

Click on the link above to download a printable .pdf reference sheet entitled “ICE Futures US FCOJ-A Options” which contains the current orange juice options contract specifications.

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