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BarraOne Bond Future Universe and Codes

The following table displays the bond futures currently available in BarraOne. Bond futures will appear in BarraOne with a five-character code, consisting of:

  • Two-character issue code
  • One-letter month code
  • Two-digit year code (the last two digits of the four-digit delivery year)

For example, a U.S. 30-year bond future deliverable in December 2001 would have a BarraID of "USZ01".

Available bond futures and codes

Issue Code Bond Future Contract Size
YB Australia 03-yr Bond                  100,000
XB Australia 10-yr Bond                  100,000
CG Canada 02-yr Bond                  200,000
CN Canada 10-yr Bond                  100,000
DU Germany EUREX 02-yr EURO Schatz                  100,000
OE Germany EUREX 05-yr EURO Bobl                  100,000
RX Germany EUREX 10-yr EURO Bund                  100,000
UB Germany EUREX 30-yr EURO Buxl                  100,000
TP ITA EUREX EURO BTP                  100,000
JJ Japan 05-yr Bond            100,000,000
BT Japan 10-yr Bond            100,000,000
KE Korean 03-yr Bond            100,000,000
RU South Africa R157               1,000,000
RF South Africa R186               1,000,000
ZH South Africa R201               1,000,000
ZI South Africa R203               1,000,000
ZJ South Africa R204               1,000,000
ZK South Africa R207               1,000,000
SL Sweden 02-yr OMR               1,000,000
SK Sweden 05-yr OMR               1,000,000
ST Sweden 10-yr OMR               1,000,000
SW Switzerland CONF                  100,000
LG UK Short 2-yr Gilt                  100,000
LH UK Medium 5-yr Gilt                  100,000
0G UK Long 10-yr Gilt                  100,000
TU US 02-yr Treasury Note                  200,000
YR US 03-yr Treasury Note                  200,000
FV US 05-yr Treasury Note                  100,000
TY US 10-yr Treasury Note                  100,000
US US 30-yr Treasury Bond                  100,000
UL US Ultra Treasury Bond                  100,000

Brazil Interest Rate Futures

The following Brazil Interest Rate Futures are supported in BarraOne with a LOCALID that can be logically constructed using the information below, and they can be added to a portfolio using the Add Positions window in Portfolio Admin.

The LOCALID consists of:

  • One to three-letter contract ID
  • One-letter month code
  • Two-digit year code (the last two digits of the four-digit delivery year)

As an example, a contract for a One-Day Interbank Deposit Future expiring in December 2011 would have a LOCALID of &DI1+Z+11=&DI1Z11.

Positions Name Values/Format Information
1-4 Contract ID &DI1
&DIL
One-Day Interbank Deposit Future
Long-Term Interbank Deposit Future
5 Delivery Month Single letter Delivery month code
6-7 Delivery Year Two digits Delivery year in YY format

Notes:

  • Contracts are available for the first four months subsequent to the month in which a trade has been made, and after that, the months that initiate a quarter.
  • As of Aug 2008, the longest current contract with open interest expires in 2022.

Month codes

Month Code
January F
February G
March H
April J
May K
June M
July N
August Q
September U
October V
November X
December Z