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US Dollar Contract: Overview | Quote-board

FUTURES
Contract specifications are current as of  April 22, 2004 
and may be subject to change.
OPTIONS
Contract specifications are current as of  Sept. 2, 2003
and may be subject to change.

Contract Size &Value:
$1,000 times the U.S. Dollar Index

Trading Hours:
7:00 p.m. to 10:00p.m.
3:00 a.m. to 8:05 a.m.
8:05 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (closing period commences at 2:59 pm)

Price Quotation
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures is quoted relative to its base value of 100 and is calculated to 2 decimal places.

Delivery Months
March/June/Sept and December

Ticker Symbol
DX

Minimum Fluctuation
.01 of a U.S. Dollar Index point or $10.00 per contract.

Last Trading Day:
The 2nd business day prior to the 3rd Wed. of the expiring month. On the LTD, trading ceases at 10:16 a.m.

Delivery Day:
3rd Wed. of the contract month

Daily Limit on Price Movement:
None.

Position Limits:
None

Settlement:
Physical Delivery

The U.S. Dollar Index ®is computed using a trade-weighted geometric average of six currencies. The six currencies and their trade weights are:

Currency Currency Weight %
Euro
Japan/yen
UK/pound
Canada/dollar
Sweden/krona
Switzerland/franc

57.6
13.6
11.9

9.1
4.2
3.6

Contract Size &Value:
One U.S. Dollar Index ®futures contract

Trading Hours:
7:00 p.m. to 10:00p.m.
3:00 a.m. to 8:05 a.m.
8:05 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (closing period commences at 2:59 pm)

Price Quotation
Price quoted in U.S. $ Index  points &hundredths of a point.

Contract Months
March, June, Sept., December &nearest two months.

Ticker Symbol
DX

Minimum Fluctuation
.01 of a U.S. Dollar Index  futures point or $10.00 per contract .

Last Trading Day
Two Fridays before the third Wednesday of the expiring contract month at 3:00 p.m.

Exercise
Until 5:00 p.m.on the last trading day.

Daily Limit on Price Movement:
None

Strike Prices:
Intervals of one U.S. Dollar Index trading points (100 ticks).
The U.S. Dollar Index ®is computed using a trade-weighted geometric average of six currencies. The six currencies and their trade weights are:

Currency Currency Weight %
Euro
Japan/yen
UK/pound
Canada/dollar
Sweden/krona
Switzerland/franc

57.6
13.6
11.9

9.1
4.2
3.6

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