USD/CNT FX Options
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Underlying | USD/ RMB(Renminbi) FX rate |
| Ticker Symbol | RTO |
| Exercise Style | European (exercisable on expiration date only) |
| Contract Size | USD 20,000 |
| Expiration Months | Spot month, the next calendar month, and the next four
quarterly months. Upon expiration of near month, new contract month will be listed for trading beginning on the next regular trading session |
| Strike Price Interval | RMB 0.02 for spot and the next calendar month; RMB 0.04 for the next four quarterly months |
| Strike Price | For listing series of new expiration months or series
with new strike prices for existing expiration dates, TAIFEX
shall, based on the daily settlement price of preceding regular
trading session of the corresponding USD/CNT FX Futures (base
price), in the regular trading session consecutively introduce
series with new strike prices according to the strike price
interval above, until the following conditions are satisfied:
|
| Premium Quotation | 0.0001 point (RMB 2) |
| Price Limits | +/- 7% of daily settlement price of preceding regular trading session of the corresponding USD/CNT FX Futures |
| Position Limit |
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| Trading Hours | Trading days are the same as bank business days in
Taiwan
|
| Last Trading Day | The third Wednesday of the expiration month. |
| Final Settlement Day | The same day as the last trading day |
| Final Settlement Price | Spot USD/CNY (TW) fixing published at 11:15 a.m. on the Last Trading Day by Taipei Foreign Exchange Market Development Foundation |
| Settlement | Cash settlement. A contract that is in-the-money shall be exercised automatically. |
If any of the following circumstances occurs on the last trading day, then the next business day shall be the last trading day, provided that the TAIFEX may adjust that date in view of the following circumstances:
1.The last trading day falls on a TAIFEX holiday, or trading cannot proceed due to a force majeure event.
2.Other factors affect the trading or settlement of the Contracts.
(Please refer to Trading Rule.)
In practice, foreign exchange spot fixing reflects the settlement price after 2 business days (T+2). Therefore, the final settlement price of this contract reflects the rate for settlement two business days later.
