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Lumber futures contracts are sold as legally-binding agreements, selling beams and planks as per the contract’s specifications. Lumber is a type of softs futures the same way cocoa is — where two parties agree to the exchange on a set date.
Lumber futures is a financial instrument used by the forestry industry to lock in a price and hedge against falling prices in the future. By trading lumber futures, speculators and investors take on the risk previously held by the lumber mills.
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As a staple material in construction, lumber has been used for thousands of years, although it only became a commercial commodity in the industrial revolution.
Lumber was first offered on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1969. The contracts are sold for the lumber to be 2″ x 4″, or as close as possible. Despite lumber being impossible to fully standardize, grade, moisture, and sizes fully are as close to standardized as possible. However, knots, natural wear, and slope of the grain are components you can’t get around with a grown commodity.
CME Random Length Lumber Futures | |
Contract size |
110,000 boards (bd ft) of random length 2x4s
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Delivery months |
January, March, May, July, September, and November
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Last trading day |
16th calendar day of the contract month
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Market price | $ per 1,000 bd ft |
Per point movement |
$0.10 per 1,000 bd ft = $11 per contract
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Trading hours |
2 am Monday to 6:55 pm Friday with daily breaks from 9 pm to 10 pm
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CME Random Length Lumber Futures | |
Contract size |
110,000 boards (bd ft) of random length 2x4s
|
Delivery months |
January, March, May, July, September, and November
|
Last trading day |
16th calendar day of the contract month
|
Market price | $ per 1,000 bd ft |
Per point movement |
$0.10 per 1,000 bd ft = $11 per contract
|
Trading hours |
2 am Monday to 6:55 pm Friday with daily breaks from 9 pm to 10 pm
|
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