| Date Trading Began |
June 16,1998 |
| Contract Unit |
50 bags (3,450 kilograms) |
| Delivery Unit |
250 bags (17,250 kilograms), equivalent to 5 contract units |
| Trading Hours |
(Continuous Trading)
Day Session (8:30 〜 ) 9:00 〜 15:30
Night Session (16:45 〜 ) 17:00 〜 23:00
The time in the parenthesis is when orders are accepted.
* 〜 15:30 on the last trading day of the spot month. |
| Contract Months |
January, March, May, July, September and November within a twelve-month period |
| Price Quotation |
Yen per bag (69 kilograms) |
| Minimum Fluctuation |
10 yen per bag (500 yen per contract) |
| Position Limits |
Maximum long or short positions for each contract month:
|
Members |
Non-Members |
Managed Funds |
Omnibus
Accounts |
| Spot month |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
| 1 month prior to nearby month |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
| 2nd month |
600 |
600 |
600 |
1,000 |
| 3rd month |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
| 4th and onward months |
2,000 |
2,000 |
4,000 |
6,000 |
|
* Non-domestic customers who trade through omnibus accounts should contact their FCM for position
limits. |
| Last Trading Day |
Ten business days prior to the last business day of the delivery month. |
| Delivery Day |
Five business days following the last trading day. In the case of delivery by notice of intention to deliver/receive, five business days following the date of delivery notice. |
Notice of Intention to
Deliver/Receive period |
From the 1st business day of the delivery month to the business day prior to the last
trading day (Notice period). During the notice period, a seller may give notice of intention to deliver. In the case where a buyer gives notice of intention to receive, delivery shall be concluded between both parties in accordance with the Exchange rules. |
| Date of Delivery Notice |
Within the notice period, the day the delivery notice has been notified shall be the date of delivery notice. |
| Delivery System |
Physical delivery against designated warehouse receipt |
| Standard Grade |
The following washed arabica coffee satisfying the terms and conditions stipulated in the Exchange
rules:
 |
Mexico (Prime Washed), Guatemala (Extra Prime Washed), El Salvador (Central Standard),
Costa Rica (Hard Bean) Honduras (High Grown), Nicaragua (Strictly High Grown) |
|
| Deliverable Grades |
The following washed arabica coffee satisfying the terms and conditions established by the Exchange:
|
Premium: |
Colombia (Excelso) |
| Discount: |
Brazil (Type 2/3 New York) |
|
| Delivery Points |
Designated warehouses in and adjacent to the ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Kobe (There are no
location differentials on the delivery points). |
