| Underlying |
SHFE Hot-Rolled Coil Futures (HC) Contract (10 metric tons) |
| Contract Type |
Call option and put option |
| Contract Size |
1 HC contract |
| Price Quotation |
(RMB) Yuan/ton |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation |
0.5 Yuan/ton |
| Daily Price Limit |
Same as that for the Hot-Rolled Coil futures contract |
| Listed Contracts |
Option contracts will be listed for the nearest two consecutive months and, when the open interest of the underlying futures contract after daily clearing reaches a specific threshold separately announced by SHFE, for later months on the second trading day thereafter |
| Trading Hours |
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and other hours specified by SHFE |
| Last Trading Day |
The five-to-last trading day of the month before the delivery month of the underlying HC contract (subject to adjustment by SHFE in case of a national holiday and other special circumstances) |
| Expiration Date |
Same as the last trading day |
| Strike Price |
The range of strike price is the previous trading day’s settlement price of the HC contract plus or minus 1.5 times the current day’s price limit. The strike price interval is 20 Yuan/ton if strike price ≤2000 Yuan/ton; 50 Yuan/ton if 2000 Yuan/ton < strike price ≤ 5000 Yuan/ton; 100 Yuan/ton if strike price > 5000 Yuan/ ton |
| Option Style |
American style. Buyers may submit an exercise request during trading hours on any trading day before the expiration date and an exercise or abandonment request before 3:30 p.m. on the expiration date |
| Contract Symbol |
Call option: HC-Contract Month-C-Strike Price
Put option: HC-Contract Month-P-Strike Price |
| Listing Exchange |
Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) |