Chapter 1008
Gold Weekly Option
1008100. SCOPE OF CHAPTER
This chapter is limited in application to weekly put and call options on the Gold Futures contract. Inaddition to the Rules of this chapter, transactions in the Gold Weekly Monday Option, Gold Weekly
Tuesday Option, Gold Weekly Wednesday Option, Gold Weekly Thursday Option and Gold Weekly
Friday Option contracts shall be subject to the general Rules of the Exchange insofar as applicable.

1008101. OPTION CHARACTERISTICS
The number of weeks open for trading at a given time shall be determined by the Exchange.
1008101.A. Trading Schedule
The hours of trading for these contracts shall be determined by the Exchange.
1008101.B. Trading Unit
A Gold Weekly call option traded on the Exchange represents an option to assume a long position in
the closest to expiry of a non-spot February, April, June, August, October, or December Gold Futurescontract, unless such expiration day is after the expiry of the associated monthly option for thosemonths. In such case, the contract will be exercisable into a future in the second closest to expiry
February, April, June, August, October, or December Gold Futures contract.
A Gold Weekly put option traded on the Exchange represents an option to assume a short position inthe closest to expiry of a non-spot February, April, June, August, October, or December Gold Futurescontract, unless such expiration day is after the expiry of the associated monthly option for thosemonths. In such case, the contract will be exercisable into a future in the second closest to expiry
February, April, June, August, October, or December Gold Futures contract.
1008101.C. Price Increments
Prices shall be quoted in dollars and cents per ounce and prices shall be in multiples of $0.10 per troy
ounce. The minimum price increment will be $0.01.
1008101.D. Position Limits, Exemptions, Position Accountability and Reportable Levels
The applicable position limits and/or accountability levels, in addition to the reportable levels, are set
forth in the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table in the Interpretations &Special Notices Section of Chapter 5.
A Person seeking an exemption from position limits for bona fide commercial purposes shall apply tothe Market Regulation Department on forms provided by the Exchange, and the Market Regulation
Department may grant qualified exemptions in its sole discretion.
Refer to Rule 559 for requirements concerning the aggregation of positions and allowable exemptions
from the specified position limits.
1008101.E. Termination of Trading
Gold Weekly Monday Option
Options will expire at the close of trading on a Monday schedule. If such Monday is an Exchange
holiday, the weekly option will not be listed for trading.
Gold Weekly Tuesday Option
Options will expire at the close of trading on a Tuesday schedule. If such Tuesday is an Exchange
holiday, the weekly option will not be listed for trading.
Gold Weekly Wednesday Option
Options will expire at the close of trading on a Wednesday schedule. If such Wednesday is an
Exchange holiday, the weekly option will not be listed for trading.
Gold Weekly Thursday Option
Options will expire at the close of trading on a Thursday schedule. If such Thursday is an Exchange
holiday, the weekly option will not be listed for trading.
Gold Weekly Friday Option
Options will expire at the close of trading on a Friday schedule. If such Friday is an Exchange holiday,
the weekly option will not be listed for trading.

1008101.F. Type Option
The option is an American-style option which can be exercised on any Business Day prior to and until
expiration day.
1008101.G. Special Price Fluctuation Limits
At the commencement of each trading day, the contract shall be subject to special fluctuation limits as
set forth in Rule 589 and in the Special Price Fluctuation Limits Table in the Interpretations & Special
Notices Section of Chapter 5.

1008102. EXERCISE PRICES AND CHARACTERISTICS
Transactions shall be conducted for option contracts as set forth in Rule 300.20.