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A subset of options on interest rate and treasury futures have truncated strike prices in tag 55-Symbol of the market data Security Definition message

  • CME
    • SR3 - Three-Month SOFR Futures / Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures
    • S0 - One-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures
    • S2 - Two-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures
    • SR1 - One-Month SOFR Futures
    • S3 - Three-Year Mid-Curve Options on Three-Month SOFR Futures
    • EJ - Euroyen Options

    • BTC - Bitcoin options
  • CBOT
    • OZQ - Fed Fund Options
    • ZQ6 - Fed Fund 1-Year Midcurve
    • ZQ1 - Fed Fund 2-Year Midcurve
    • OZT - 2YR Treasury Note Options
    • (WT1-WT5) - Weekly Wednesday Options on 2-Year Treasury Note Futures
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The 2-Year T-Note options (OZT) strike prices are truncated in both tag 55-Symbol and tag 202-StrikePrice. Therefore, for OZT, apply the following rule to determine the strike price: 

  • If strike ends in "2" or "7", postpend "5" 
    • (ZT1 – ZT5) - 2YR Treasury Note Weekly Options
    • OZF - 5YR Treasury Note Options
    • (ZF1 – ZF5) - 5YR Treasury Note Weekly Options
Info

CME Group strongly encourages clients to use tag 202-StrikePrice to determine the full strike price.

If using tag 55-Symbol to determine the strike price, the following rules apply:

  • CME products:
    • If strike ends in "2" or "7", postpend "5"
  • CBOT products
    • If strike ends in "2" or "7", postpend "5"
    • If strike ends in "1" or "6", postpend "25"
    • If strike ends in "3" or "8", postpend "75"