CME livestock futures

E16999

CME livestock futures are standardized exchange-traded contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that allow participants to hedge or speculate on the future prices of livestock such as cattle and hogs.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf derivative instrument
exchange-traded derivative
futures contract
clearedBy CME Clearing
contractMonths multiple delivery months throughout the year
currency USD
denominatedIn U.S. dollars
hasContractType feeder cattle futures
lean hog futures
live cattle futures
hasContractUnit 40,000 pounds of live cattle (for live cattle futures)
50,000 pounds of lean hogs (for lean hog futures)
hasDailyPriceLimit yes, as specified by CME rules
hasMarginRequirement yes
hasPriceLimitMechanism circuit breakers and daily limits as defined by CME
hasTickSize minimum price fluctuation defined by CME contract specifications
hasUnderlyingAsset cattle
hogs
hasUnderlyingAssetClass livestock
listedIn CME agricultural products complex
marketParticipantsInclude hedgers
institutional investors
meat packers
producers
speculators
priceInfluencedBy disease outbreaks
export demand
feed costs
government policy
meat demand
weather conditions
quotedAs price per hundredweight
region United States
regulatedBy U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
riskManagedBy initial margin
variation margin
settlementType cash settlement
physical delivery
standardizedBy CME Group
subjectTo CFTC regulations
CME rulebook
tradedOn Chicago Mercantile Exchange
tradedVia CME Globex electronic trading platform
usedFor hedging price risk
speculation
usedIn hedging livestock inventory
hedging meat processing margins
price discovery for livestock markets

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
hasMarketSegment

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