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Norwegian derivative contract specifications


Specifications on this page should be used as a guide only. For full and up-to-date contract specifications please refer to the EDX London Rulebook.

 

OBX options
Contract value Index value x NOK 100
Maturity Contracts of three months are listed every month.
Listing of new expiry month Occurs on the first Norwegian trading day following the expiration day in each month. At least five put and call options are listed.
Tick size 0.01 where price < NOK 0.1
0.05 where NOK 0.1 ≤ price < NOK 4.0
0.10 where NOK 4.0 ≤ price < NOK 10.0
0.25 where price ≥ NOK 8.0
Delivery Cash
Option style European
Premium settlement day T+1
Expiration day The third Thursday of the expiration month of the expiration year, or where such day is not a Norwegian trading day, the preceding trading day.
Expiration settlement price The contract is cash settled on the expiration day against a fixing value. This value is a volume weighted average of the OBX index calculated over the expiration day. Cash settlement shall take place on the first Norwegian bank day after the expiration day.

OBX futures
Contract value Index value x NOK 100
Maturity Contracts of three months are listed every month.
Listing of new expiry month The first listing date is the day after the expiration day in the current month.
Tick size 0.10 where price < NOK 1000
0.25 where price ≥ NOK 1000
Delivery Daily cash settlement
Daily settlement price Normally last traded price.
Expiration day The third Thursday of the expiration month of the expiration year, or where such day is not a Norwegian trading day, the preceding trading day.
Expiration settlement price Volume weighted average price of the OBX index on the expiration day.

Norwegian stock options
Contract size 100 shares
Maturity contracts of 6 months are listed every 3 months
Listing of new expiry month Occurs on the 1st Norwegian trading day following the current month’s expiration day. At least 5 put and call options are listed
Tick size 0.01 where price < NOK 0.1
0.05 where NOK 0.1 ≤ price <NOK4.0
0.10 where NOK 4.0 ≤ price <NOK8.0
0.25 where price ≥ NOK 8.0
Delivery Physical
Option style American puts and calls
Premium settlement day T+1
Expiration day The 3rd Thursday of the expiration month of the expiration year, or where such day is not a Norwegian trading day, the preceding Norwegian trading day
Expiration settlement price VWAP for the underlying Norwegian stock over the expiration day

Norwegian stock futures
Contract size 100 shares
Maturity Contracts of 6 months are lsited every 3 months
Listing of new expiry month Occurs on the 1st Norwegian trading day after the expiration day in each expiry month.
Tick size 0.01 where price < NOK 10
0.05 where ≥ NOK 10 - <NOK 49.95
0.10 where price is ≥ NOK 50 ≤- NOK 149.90
0.25 where price is ≥ NOK150 - <NOK 999.95
0.50 where price ≥ NOK 1000
Delivery Daily cash settlement and delivery of the underlying stock
Daily settlement price  Normally last traded price
Expiration day The 3rd Thursday of the expiration month of the expiration year, or where such day is not a Norwegian trading day, the preceding Norwegian trading day.
Expiration settlement price VWAP for the underlying Norwegian stock over the expiration day