Contract Overview: | An Agricultural Swap represents an agreement to exchange a stream of cash flows by reference to the difference between (i) a fixed price agreed by the parties and a floating rate based on a specified notional amount over a specified term to maturity. |
Underlying Commodities: | Soybean Meal |
Trade Date: | As agreed by the parties. |
Effective Date: | The date on which the calculation of accrued obligations begins under the contract. |
Notional Amount: | As agreed by the parties for each relevant Underlying Commodity. |
Settlement Date: | As agreed by the parties. |
Termination Date: | As agreed by the parties. |
Settlement Type: | Cash. |
Price Source: | Fixed Price: Soybean Meal: The equivalent futures contract listed for trading on the CBOT using the daily settlement price. Floating Price: |
Fixed Price Payer: | Party [A/B] |
Floating Price Payer: | Party [B/A] |
Floating Price: | As agreed by the parties. |
Minimum Price Fluctuation/Price Tick Size: | The minimum price increment is quoted in increments of $0.10 per contract.. |
Settlement Price: | As agreed by the parties, measured in ten cents ($0.10) per contract. |
Tenor: | The duration of the time from the Effective Date to the Termination Date |
Last Trading Day: | Trading terminates at the close of business on the last business day of each contract month. |
Trade Types: | Outrights and Spread and Switch strategies. |
Payment Frequency: | As agreed by the parties, but either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. |
Holiday Calendar: | New York and London. |
Business Day Convention: | As agreed by the parties, but must be any valid business day on both the New York and London calendars. If not, then it shall be the next day that is a business day on both the New York and London calendars. |
Agricultural Swaps
The terms and conditions of Agricultural Swaps incorporate by reference such credit and other terms as the parties may establish through pre-existing bilateral agreements. Agricultural Swaps have the following characteristics:
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