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ICE Futures Europe
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is a leading exchange group 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: Swiss Franc (CHF), Euro (EUR), British Pound (GBP)
Contracts
Trading Summary
Please familiarize yourself with the expiration dates of contracts and their universal month codes, which can be found on the Contract Month Codes page.
The symbology format is as follows:
XXX\MYY
Where:
- XXX: 1-character ICE product code, e.g., Z
- M: month code, e.g., Z
- YY: year code (last two digits of the year), e.g., 16
For example, the FTSE 100 Index Futures contract expiring on December 16, 2016, would be: Z\Z16
Order Types
- Limit Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day/IOC)
- Market Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day/IOC)
Basic Market Rules
- Lot Size: 1 contract.
- Tick Size: varies by contract.
- Short Sale Rules: short selling is allowed, and no mark or locates are required for shorting.
Additional Info
For more information, see the Rules and Regulation page.