Contract Specs

Please ensure you understand the relevant contract specs before trading. Times are EST and trading hours are subject to holidays. Events contracts are based on the official values from the relevant source agency.

Nadex Market Underlying Release / Source Agency Settlement Date
Fed Funds Rate Target Fed Funds Rate / FOMC Last day of FOMC meeting
Jobless Claims Jobless Claims / Department of Labor Day of ETA release
Nonfarm payrolls Nonfarm Payrolls / Bureau of Labor Statistics Day of Bureau of Labor Statistics release

Contract Specs for Events Binary Options

  • Tick size is 1, and tick value is $1
  • Minimum increment is 0.25
  • Reportable limit is 12,500 for Economic Events, and there is no position limit
FED FUNDS RATE
Duration Expiration Strike width No. of contracts Trading hours
  Open 5pm, business day before first day of scheduled FOMC meeting 0.25% 3 Mon, 3am-5pm; Mon-Thu, 6pm-5pm; Thu-Fri, 6pm-4:15pm
JOBLESS CLAIMS
Duration Expiration Strike width No. of contracts Trading hours
  Weekly
8:25am, day of ETA release
2000, 5000, 10,000 or 20,000
5 Mon, 3am-5pm; Mon-Thu, 6pm-5pm; Thu-Fri, 6pm-4:15pm
NONFARM PAYROLLS
Duration Expiration Strike width No. of contracts Trading hours
  Monthly
8:25am, day of Bureau of Labor Statistics release
25,000, 50,000, 75,000, 100,000 or 150,000
5 Mon, 3am-5pm; Mon-Thu, 6pm-5pm; Thu-Fri, 6pm-4:15pm

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