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This sweet commodity has been the underlying product for a futures contract in New York for nearly a century. Part of the softs sector of futures contracts (which traded on the Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange), the Sugar #11 futures contract to which our specifications will refer now finds its home on ICE Futures U.S.

Contract Size: 112,000 pounds

Price Quote & Tick Size: Cents and hundredths of a cent per pound; minimum fluctuation is 1/100th ($.0001) of a cent or $11.20 per contract.

Contract Months: January*, March, May, July and October. *Commences with the January 2010 contract.

Trading Specs: Futures trade electronically on the InterContinental Exchange 2:30 am - 2:45 pm ET but is set to change hours on March 30th, 2009 to 3:30 am -2:00 pm ET. Options trade on the floor 8:10 am - 1:30 pm ET.

Daily Price Limit: Currently none, but you should always consult the exchange.