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ICE Futures Europe
Overview
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is one of the world's leading exchange groups operating equity and derivatives exchanges across North America, Europe, and Asia. ICE Futures Europe, based in the UK, is composed of the former LIFFE and IPE and offers a suite of equity, interest rate, and commodity derivatives, many of which are international benchmarks.
Currency: British Pound (GBP)
Trading Hours, Calendar, and Contract Specifications
Trading hours vary by contract. For more information, see the official page for each contract.
1. FTSE 100 Index Futures (GBP)
Note: at this time, Day Trade The World offers ICE Futures Europe trading until 14:00 ET only.
Trading Summary
ICE contracts use universal month codes.
The symbology format is as follows:
XXX\MYY
Where:
XXX: 2–4 character ICE product code
m: month code
yy: year code (last two digits of the year)
For example, the FTSE 100 Index Futures contract expiring on December 16, 2016, would be: Z\Z16
Please familiarize yourself with the expiry dates for the available contracts.
Lit Order Types
- Limit Order
- Market Order
- TIFs: DAY and IOC
Basic Market Rules
- Lot Size: 1 contract
- Tick Size: each contract has its own unique tick size
- Short Sell is allowed and no mark or locates are required for shorting
Additional Info
For more information on the ICE Futures Europe trading rules, see the ICE Futures Rules and Regulations.