Derivatives Market
 
Settlement Price File Format
 

This file contains two types of records:

1. Settlement Price Data Record

2. End of File Record

 

The following is the descriptions of the file.

i) When you open the file, you will see the data as follows:

00001CHT C110601000 001136000033

00002CHT C110601100 001036000033

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.

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11867WHL P111202800 000517000048

11868WHL P111203000 000660000048

EOFzz 20110624

ii) The file layout is described as below:

Record Type 1 - Settlement Price Data Record

Record Type 2 - End of File Record

iii) Detailed descriptions of Settlement Price Data Record

Data: 00001CHT C110601000 001136000033

Column

Length

Data Description

Sample

Remarks

1 – 5

5

Line Number

00001

The 1st record

6 – 9

4

Option Class

CHT

China Telecom

10

1

Option Type (C/P)

C

Call

11 – 14

4

Expiration Month (YYMM)

1106

June 2011

15 - 19

5

Exercise Price (999.99)

01000

$10.00

20

1

Space

21 – 29

9

Option Series Settlement Price (9999.99999)

001136000

$11.36000

30 - 32

3

Implied Volatility (999%)

033

33%

 

iv) Detailed descriptions of End-Of-File Record

Data: EOFzz 20110624

Column

Length

Data Description

Sample

Remarks

1 – 3

3

End of file

EOF

4 – 5

2

End-of-file indicator

zz

Last Record

6

1

Space

 

 

7 – 14

8

Business Date

20110624

24-Jun-2011