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ICE Futures Europe

Long French Government Bond Future (OAT)

Description

Deliverable futures contract on French Government Bonds with maturities of 8 years and 6 months to 10 years and 6 months

Market Specifications

Trading Screen Product Name
Long French Bond Future (OAT)
Trading Screen Hub Name
ICEU
Contract Symbol
BFL
Unit of Trading
€100,000 nominal value notional euro-denominated French Government Bond with 6% coupon
Delivery Date
10th calendar day of the respective quarterly month. If such day is not a business day, delivery shall occur on the next succeeding business day
Delivery Month
Nearest two quarterly expiry months.
Quotation
Per €100 nominal
Minimum Price Fluctuation
0.01 (€10)
Last Trading Day
Two business days prior to the Delivery Day of the relevant maturity month. On the Last Trading Day, trading in the front month will cease at 11:30 London time (12:30 CET)
Exchange Delivery Settlement Price
On Final Settlement Day at 11:30 London time (12.30 CET), based on volume weighted average price of all trades during the final minute of trading. If there are no trades, based upon bid / offer prices, otherwise the price will be established using fair value and reference to other markets
Wholesale Service
Asset Allocation, Basis Trading, Block Trading.
Algorithm
(1000 x EDSP x PRICE FACTOR) + ACCRUED INTEREST
Maturities
8 years and 6 months to 10 years and 6 months
Contract Standard
Delivery of relevant government bond on the List of Deliverable Bonds in respect of the delivery month
Underlying Basket
Debt securities of the Republic of France must have to possess the abovementioned minimum issuance volume prior to the first calendar day of the previous quarterly delivery month expiration. Otherwise, they shall not be deliverable until the delivery day of the current due month.
Underlying Bonds Specifications
Debt securities issued by the Republic of France must have an original term of less than or equal to 17 years.
Minimum Bond Issuance
Debt securities issued by the Republic of France must have a minimum issue amount of EUR 5 billion.
Additional Information
Potential users of the European Government Bond Futures Contracts should familiarize themselves with the relevant Contract Terms and Administrative Procedures. Potential users should consider the risks of holding a position until the Last Trading Day of a Contract wherein they shall be buyers or sellers in the delivery process. In particular, they should familiarize themselves with the use of Price Factors and the EDSP price formation process as these are both constituents of the formula for the calculation of the invoicing amount.

NOTE: All times are London, unless otherwise stated
MIC Code
IFLL
Clearing Venues
ICEU

Trading Hours

CityTradingPre-Open
New York2:00 AM - 1:00 PM
02:00 - 13:00
1:03 AM
01:03
London7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
07:00 - 18:00
6:03 AM
06:03
Singapore2:00 PM - 1:00 AM
14:00 - 01:00
1:03 PM
13:03

Codes

Clearing Admin Name
FRA Bond Fut
Physical
BFL
Logical
BFL
GMI (FC)
ION A.C.N.
Symbol Code
BFL