Category: Forex Futures / G10 Currency Futures
Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures contracts have been
developed to track the exchange rate between the Australian dollar
and the Canadian Dollar. A
Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures contract gives the holder the right to exchange Australian dollars for Canadian Dollar in the future at an exchange rate that was fixed on the date when the
Australian dollars were purchased.
Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures belongs to the group of the "G10 Currency" from the
"Forex" category.
One Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures contract covers 200,000 Australian dollars with a minimum price
increment (minimum price fluctuation) of 0.0001 per AUD. Thus, a Euro
increment is equivalent to 20 in Canadian Dollar. For example, if a currency
futures trader buys one AUD/CAD futures contract during the day at an exchange
rate of 0.9429 Canadian Dollar per AUD and the exchange rate goes up to 0.9489 Canadian Dollar per AUD
(60 units up) by the end of the day, the profit from closing the position and
selling the previously bought future contract would be 60 x 20
= 1200 Canadian Dollar. In the
same example, 10 futures contracts would deliver 12,000 Canadian Dollar profit. However, if the
AUD/CAD exchange rate dropped down by 60 units, the same futures buyer would
suffer a 12,000 Canadian Dollar loss on 10 AUD/CAD futures contracts.
Australian / Canadian Dollar Currency Futures are traded on the Chicago Merchandise Exchange (CME) under the ACD symbol (ticker).
Ticker Symbol: | ACD |
Commodity: | AUD/CAD |
Expiration Cycle: | Four times a year on the second trading day preceding the third Wednesday of expiration (contract) month (as a rule Monday). Next four expirations are ACD4Z - December 2024 ACD5H - March 2025 ACD5M - June 2025 ACD5U - September 2025 |
Contract Size: | $200,000 Australian dollar |
Minimum Tick Size: | 0.0001 = $20.00 |
Traded on: | Chicago Merchandise Exchange (CME) |
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