Price limits on YM contracts:

Discussion in 'Index Futures' started by marketsurfer, Jan 2, 2007.

  1. In accordance with Regulation 1008.01(D), the following daily price limits will be in effect for the CBOT® Dow Jones Industrial Averagesm (DJIA) Index futures and futures option contracts for the trading period from January 2, 2007 through March 31, 2007:

    CBOT ($10)
    Dow Jones
    Industrial
    Averagesm
    CBOT ($5)
    mini-sized Dow Jones Industrial Averagesm CBOT ($25) BIG Dow Jones Industrial Averagesm


    e-cbot


    10% Price Limits:
    1,250



    OpenOutcry e-CBOT e-CBOT


    10% Price Limits:
    1,250
    1,250
    1,250

    20% Price Limits:
    2,500
    2,500
    2,500

    30% Price Limits:
    3,700
    3,700
    3,700



    Inquiries about this notice should be directed to the following individuals in the Business Development Department:

    Gene Mueller
    (312) 435-4681
    gmueller@cbot.com

    Daniel Grombacher
    (312) 435-3787
    dgrombacher@cbot.com

    Jonathan Kronstein
    (312) 435-7162
    jkronstein@cbot.com

    Geoffrey Price
    (312) 347-5458
    gprice@cbot.com

    Frederick Sturm
    (312) 347-5235
    fsturm@cbot.com








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  2. Do the limits apply to the upside AND the downside? I believe the NYSE and CME limits are for the downside only.