Maturity calendar

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 (trading ceases at midday) 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.

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Settlement Month

Delivery Period

 Last Day for Lodgements 
Name Code Start Date Maturity Date Deadline: 2pm AEST/AEDT 
January 12 

F2 

04.01.12 

19.01.12 

17.01.12 
March 12 

H2 

02.03.12 

15.03.12 

13.03.12 
May 12 

K2 

02.05.12 

17.05.12 

15.05.12 
July 12  

N2 

03.07.12 

19.07.12 

17.07.12 
September 12 

U2 

04.09.12 

20.09.12 

18.09.12 
November 12 

X2 

02.11.12 

15.11.12 

13.11.12 
January 13 

F3 

03.01.13 

17.01.13 

15.11.13 
May 13 

K3 

02.05.13 

16.05.13 

14.05.13 
July 13 

N3

02.07.13

18.07.13 

16.07.13 
September 13 

U3

03.09.13

19.09.13 

17.09.13 
November 13 

X3

04.11.13

21.11.13

19.11.13 
January 14 

F4 

03.01.14 

16.01.14 

14.01.14 
May 14 

K4 

02.05.14 

15.05.14 

 13.05.14

ASX Grain Options

The Declaration Date for ASX Grain Options is the fifteenth trading day of the month immediately prior to the Underlying Futures contract Settlement Month. The Declaration Dates for ASX Grain Options are:

Option Expiry Month

Futures Settlement Month

Declaration Date
February 2012 

March 2012 

21 February 2012 
April 2012 

May 2012 

24 April 2012 
June 2012 

July 2012 

22 June 2012 
August 2012 

September 2012 

21 August 2012 
October 2012

November 2012

19 October 2012

December 2012 

January 2013

21 December 2012 
February 2013 

March 2013

21 February 2013 
April 2013 

May 2013

22 April 2013 
June 2013 

July 2013

24 June 2013 
August 2013 

September 2013

21 August 2013 
October 2013 

November 2013 

21 October 2013 
December 2013 

January 2014 

20 December 2013