Maturity Calendars

ASX Grain Futures

ASX Grain Futures are deliverable contracts. Delivery Period begins on the second business day of the contract month and ends at 3pm on the Last Trading Day. The Last Trading Day and Maturity Date is the third Thursday of the contract month, provided this is a trading day.

Holders of long (bought) futures positions should note that allocation of deliverable stock during the delivery period is an automated random process and could therefore be allocated at anytime.

Would you like a desktop calendar that lists the delivery periods and maturity dates for ASX Grain Futures & Options?

Contract Month Delivery Period
Name Code Start Date Maturity Date
Jan 08 F8 03.01.08 17.01.08
Mar 08 H8 04.03.08 20.03.08
May 08  K8  02.05.08 15.05.08
July 08  N8  02.07.08  17.07.08 
Sep 08  U8  02.09.08  18.09.08 
Nov 08  X8  04.11.08  20.11.08 
Jan 09 F9 05.01.09 15.01.09
Mar 09 H9  03.03.09  19.03.09 
May 09  K9  04.05.09 21.05.09 
Jan 10 F0  04.01.10 21.01.10 
May 10 K0 04.05.10 20.05.10

ASX Grain Options

The Last Trading Day for ASX Grain Options is the fifteenth trading day of the month immediately prior to the Underlying Futures contract month.

The Last Trading Days for Options are:

Option Month Last Trading Day
Jan 2008 21 December 2007
Mar 2008 21 February 2008
May 2008  21 April 2008
Jul 2008  23 June 2008 
Jan 2009  19 December 2008