Grain Hedge

Contract Specifications

Below are specifications for selected contracts. If you have questions about these or other contract specifications do not hesitate to call our office at 877-472-4607. A complete list of contract specifications can be found on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's website: www.cmegroup.com

Commodity	Symbol	Size	Tick Size	Tick Value	Trade Months	Pit Hours*	Electronic Hours*
Corn	C	5,000 Bu.	1/4 of 1 cent	$12.50	H, K, N, U, Z	9:30am-1:15pm	9:30am-1:15pm 6:00pm-7:15am
Soybeans	S	5,000 Bu.	1/4 of 1 cent	$12.50	F, H, K, N, Q, U, X	9:30am-1:15pm	9:30am-1:15pm 6:00pm-7:15am
Chicago Wheat	W	5,000 Bu.	1/4 of 1 cent	$12.50	H, K, N, U, Z	9:30am-1:15pm	9:30am-1:15pm 6:00pm-7:15am
Kansas City Wheat	KW	5,000 Bu.	1/4 of 1 cent	$12.50	H, K, N, U, Z	9:30am-1:15pm	9:30am-1:15pm 6:00pm-7:15am
Minneapolis Wheat	MW	5,000 Bu.	1/4 of 1 cent	$12.50	H, K, N, U, Z	N/A	9:30am-1:30pm 6:00pm-7:15am
Live Cattle	LC	40,000 lbs	$.00025 / pound	$10.00	G, J, M, Q, V, Z	9:05am-1:00pm	5:00pm-4:00pm
Feeder Cattle	FC	50,000 lbs	$.00025 / pound	$10.00	F, H, J, K, Q, U, V, X	9:05am-1:00pm	5:00pm-4:00pm
Lean Hogs	LH	40,000 lbs	$.00025 / pound	$10.00	G, J, K, Q, U, V, X	9:05am-1:00pm	5:00pm-4:00pm
Crude Oil	CL	1,000 bbl	$0.01 / barrel	$10.00	All Months	8:00am-1:30pm	5:00pm-4:15pm
Natural Gas	NG	10,000 mmBtu	$.00025 / pound	$10.00	All Months	8:00am-1:30pm	5:00pm-4:15pm
Dollar Index	DX	$1,000 x index	0.005	$5.00	H, M, U, Z	7:00am-2:00pm	7:00pm-5:00pm
Canadian Dollar	CD	C$100,000	0.0001	$6.25	H, M, U, Z	7:00am-2:00pm	7:00pm-5:00pm
Dow Jones Index	DJ	$10 x index	1.00	$10.00	H, M, U, Z	8:30am-3:15pm	3:30pm-4:30pm 5:00pm-8:15am
S&P 500 Index	SP	$250 x index	0.1	$25.00	H, M, U, Z	8:30am-3:15pm	3:30pm-4:30pm 5:00pm-8:15am
U.S. T-Bonds	US	$100,000	1/32	$31.25	H, M, U, Z	7:20am-2:00pm	5:30pm-4:00pm
Gold	GC	100 oz	$0.10 / oz	$10.00	G, J, M, Q, V, Z	7:20am-12:30pm	5:00pm-4:15pm

* all times are Central Time