Options On Gold futures
Contract Specifications
Type of Trade | European Call Options on Gold Futures European Put Options on Gold Futures |
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Underlying Asset Price to be Referred | Price of Gold Standard Futures | ||||||||
Opening Date | May 17, 2004 (Note) transferred from TOCOM on July 27, 2020 |
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Trading Hours | 8:45-15:45, 17:00-6:00
(Note) An order acceptance period ("pre-closing") is established for 5 minutes before the Itayose on close. Trading Hours |
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Contract Months | Nearest 6 contract months (February, April, June, August, October and December) | ||||||||
Strike Prices | +/- 20 strike prices with 50 points interval | ||||||||
Last Trading Day | Day Session on a business day preceding the Last Trading Day of the current contract month of the standard contract | ||||||||
Final Settlement Price | Opening price at the day session of the last trading day of the current contract month of the standard contract | ||||||||
Exercise Period | The next business day of the Last Trading Day (European Type) | ||||||||
Contract Unit | 100g | ||||||||
Price Increment | JPY 1 (JPY 100 per Contract Unit) | ||||||||
Price Limits |
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Circuit Breaker | Trading will be suspended while Gold Standard Futures is in SCB state.
Price Limits/ Circuit Breaker Rule |
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Strategy Trades | Unavailable | ||||||||
J-NET Trading | Available(Tick size:JPY 0.01, Minimum trading unit:1 unit)
J-NET Trading |
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Holiday Trading | Available Holiday Trading |
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Daily Settlement Price | Contract Price of Closing Auction of the Day Session (in case there is no such price, theoretical price) | ||||||||
Flexible Options Trading | Unavailable | ||||||||
Customer Position Limits (separately for long and short positions) | No Position Limits | ||||||||
Margin | Calculated by VaR Method Margin Calculation Method (VaR Method) for Futures and Options (JSCC) |
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Settlement | ・Resale or Repurchase ・Cash settlement of the difference between the strike price and Final Settlement Price |
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Give-Up | Available
Give-Up System |
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Position-Transfer | Available
Position Transfer System ![]() |
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Position Reporting | Not required |