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Futures Contract Specifications

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

 

Rice Futures 


Contract Size

2,000 hundredweight (cwt.)

Deliverable Grades

U.S. No. 2 or better long grain rough rice with a total milling yield of not less than 65% including head rice of not less than 48%. Premiums and discounts are provided for each percent of head rice over or below 55%, and for each percent of broken rice over or below 15%. No heat-damaged kernels are permitted in a 500-gram sample and no stained kernels are permitted in a 500-gram sample.  A maximum of 75 lightly discolored kernels are permitted in a 500-gram sample.

Tick Size

1/2 cent/hundredweight ($10/contract)

Price Quote

Cents/hundredweight

Contract Months

Sep, Nov, Jan, Mar, May, Jul

Last Trading Day

Business day prior to the 15th calendar day of the delivery month .

Last Delivery Day

Seventh business day following the last trading day of the month.

Trading Hours

Electronic: 6:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Sun.-Fri.

Open Auction: 9:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. Central Time, Mon-Fri.

Trading in expiring contracts closes at noon on the last trading day.

Ticker Symbols

Open Auction: RR

Electronic: ZR

Daily Price Limit

Fifty cents ($0.50) per hundredweight ($1,000/contract) above or below the previous day's settlement price. No limit in the spot month (limits are lifted beginning on First Position Day).

Margin Information

Find information on margins requirements for the Rough Rice Futures.

An Introduction to Trading

Click on the link above to download a printable .pdf booklet entitled “An Introduction to Trading CBOT Agricultural Futures and Options”. It is published by the Chicago Board of Trade. It is a must read guide for any novice or advanced trader considering an investment in the rice futures.

Click here to contact a licensed commodities broker with experience in the rice market.

 

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