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Options on 4/5 Arabica Coffee Futures

  • UnderlyingArabica Coffee Future Contract 4/5 (Green coffe beans produced in Brazil, variety coffea Arabica, type 4-25 (4/25) or better, good cup or better, to be delivered in the city of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil).
    TickerICF
    Option styleAmerican.
    Contract size100 bags weighing 60-net kilograms each (corresponding to 6 metric tons).
    QuotationPremium quotation expressed in Dollars of the United States per bag to two decimal places.
    Tick sizeUSD0.01.
    Round-lot1 contract.
    Last trading dayThe business day preceding the expiration date.
    Expiration dateSecond Friday of the month preceding the option calendar month. If this is not a business day, the expiration date shall be the preceding business day.
    Contract monthsRegular options:
    • March, May, July, September, and December, whose underlying futures will respectively be the contract that expires in March, May, July, September, and December.

    Serial options:
    • January and February, whose underlying futures will be the contract that expires in March;
    • April, whose underlying futures will be the contract that expires in May;
    • June, whose underlying futures will be the contract that expires in July;
    • August, whose underlying futures will be the contract that expires in September; and
    • October and November, whose underlying futures will be the contract that expires in December.
    Option exerciseOn the expiration date, the option exercise is performed manually by the option holder respecting the trading hours pre-established by B3. If the option is not exercised it will be closed out by its writer.