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Bulletin Heading VOLUME 20 - BULLETIN #253

TO:

ALL CLEARING MEMBERS

FROM:

BUSINESS SYSTEMS GROUP

DATE:

August 24, 2000

SUBJECT:

1/4 Tick Calendar Spreads in Financial Products

As a reminder, the Chicago Board of Trade allows trade prices in quarter tick increments for calendar spreads on the following financial products:

 

Commodity Code

30 Yr. Treasury Bonds

17

10 Yr. Treasury Notes

21

5 Yr. Treasury Notes

25

Long-Term Agency Note

2F

The above listed financial products can be submitted to Clearing with prices in a minimum tick of 1/4 of 32nd only if they are also submitted as SLEDS (Single Line Entry of Differential Spreads). In addition the 1/4 tick trade price must be submitted in the back/deferred month. The new price formats and tick values per contract are detailed below:

Tick

Value per

Contract

Sample Price

Price Format

submitted to Clearing

Print Format on

Clearing Reports

1/4

$7.81

100 16.25/32nd

0100162

100 16.2/32

1/2

15.63

100 00.50/32

0100005

100 .5/32

3/4

23.44

101 01.75/32nd

0101017

101 1.7/32

whole

31.25

101

0101000

101

The price format for submission to clearing is the same that is used for the Two Year Treasury Note contract that is currently quoted in 1/4 tick increments.

Should you have any questions, please call or e-mail one of the following Business Systems Analysts:

John Compall

 

john.compall@botcc.com

Shawn Gebbia

786-5748

shawn.gebbia@botcc.com

Marc MacQuarrie

786-5732

marc.macquarrie@botcc.com

Beth Minnick

786-3804

beth.minnick@botcc.com

Richard Scruggs

786-5436

richard.scruggs@botcc.com

Matt Walsh

 

matt.walsh@botcc.com

     

Thomas Andrews

Manager

thomas.andrews@botcc.com

Diane Schuering

Vice President

diane.schuering@botcc.com

     

Business Systems Group E-Mail Address

BSG@botcc.com

BOTCC Web Site

http://www.botcc.com