World Currency Options Help - Japanese Yen Product Specifications

Japanese Yen Product Specifications

Description: PHLX U.S. dollar-settled Japanese yen currency options are quoted in terms of U.S. dollars per unit of the underlying currency (Japanese yen) and premium is paid and received in U.S. dollars.

Contract Size: 1,000,000 Japanese yen

Trading Symbol: XDN

Alternate Symbol**: DXC
If you are unable to find a strike price under the trading symbol try the alternate symbol.

Half Point Strike Symbol: JRB

Half Point Strike Alternate Symbols**: JKO
If you are unable to find a half point strike price under the half point strike symbol, try the alternate symbol.

Settlement Value Symbol: JYW

CUSIP® Number: 69337W 11 6

Exercise Style: European

Expiration Date: Saturday following the third Friday of the expiration month.

Expiration Cycle: Quarterly on the March cycle plus two additional near-term months (six months at all times).

Settlement: U.S. dollars

Settlement Value for Expiring Contracts: The spot price at 12:00:00 Eastern Time (noon) on the last trading day prior to expiration will be the closing settlement. The settlement value is disseminated under the symbol JYW. Consult PHLX Rule 1057 for further information.

Last Trading Day for Expiring Contracts: The third Friday of the expiration month.

Contract Point Value: $100 (i.e., (.00)01 x 1,000,000)

Exercise (Strike) Price Intervals: The Exchange shall determine fixed-point intervals of exercise prices. Generally, the exercise (strike) price interval shall be set at half-cent intervals. Consult PHLX Rule 1012 for further information.

Premium Quotation: One point = $100. Thus a premium quote of 2.13 is $213. The minimum change in a premium is .01= $1.00.

Position Limits: 200,000 contracts on the same side of the market. Hedge exemptions are available. For more information consult PHLX Rules 1001 and 1002.

Trading Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Philadelphia Time)

Issuer and Guarantor: The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

 

* Product specifications are subject to change.

** Fluctuations in the underlying may cause a "wrap around" situation whereby alternate symbols may be used.

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