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Index finger is pointed upward at chin level.

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Quantity - One

Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - One
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Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - One
Index finger is pointed upward at chin level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Two
Index and middle fingers are pointed upward at chin level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Three
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at chin level. Thumb holds down index finger.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Four
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at chin level. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Five
All five fingers are pointed upward at chin level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Six
Index finger is extended horizontally at chin level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Seven
Index and middle fingers are extended horizontally at chin level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Eight
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are extended horizontally at chin level. Thumb holds down index finger.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Nine
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are extended horizontally at chin level. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Ten
Index finger is pointed upward at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Twenty
Index and middle fingers are pointed upward at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Thirty
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Forty
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at forehead level. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Fifty
All five fingers are pointed upward at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Sixty
Index finger is pointed horizontally at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Seventy
Index and middle fingers are pointed horizontally at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Eighty
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed horizontally at forehead level. Thumb holds down index finger.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - Ninety
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed horizontally at forehead level. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - One Hundred
Hand is formed into a fist held at forehead level.
Prices-Quantities CME Qty - 100 part 1
Index finger is extended upward at forehead level to indicate the multiple of hundred.
Prices-Quantities CME Qty - 100 part 2
Hand transitions from multiple of hundred into fist.
Prices-Quantities CME Qty - 200 part 1
Index and middle fingers are extended upward at forehead level to indicate the multiple of hundred.
Prices-Quantities CME Qty - 200 part 2
Hand transitions from multiple of hundred into fist.
Prices-Quantities CME Quantity - One Thousand
Hand on vertical arm signals quantity "one." Other arm is held horizontally.
Prices-Quantities CME Qty - 2000
Hand on vertical arm signals quantity "two." Other arm is held horizontally.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Even/ Zero
Fist is held at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - One
Index finger is pointed upward at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Two
Index and middle fingers are pointed upward at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Three
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at arm's length. Thumb holds down index finger.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Four
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are pointed upward at arm's length. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Five
All five fingers are pointed upward at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Six
Index finger is extended horizontally at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Seven
Index and middle fingers are extended horizontally at arm's length.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Eight
Middle, ring and pinky fingers are extended horizontally at arm's length. Thumb holds down index finger.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Nine
Index, middle, ring and pinky fingers are extended horizontally at arm's length. Thumb is folded against palm.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - One Quarter
With hand held at arm's length, index and middle fingers are bent at the knuckles and pointed upward.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Half
With fingers extended and held flat, hand is moved downward across the body at a 45-degree angle.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - Three Quarters
With hand held at arm's length, index and middle fingers are held horizontally and bent at the knuckles.
Prices-Quantities CME Price - One and Half
With hand at arm's length, index finger is bent at the knuckle and pointed upward.
Prices-Quantities CME What Is The Market?
Hand is held open at arm's length, and rotated at the wrist from palm up to palm down.
Asking what the current market price is; by showing palms up and down, it refers to both sides of the market.
Prices-Quantities CME Price
Index and middle fingers on both hands are crossed to form a # sign.

Prices-Quantities

Numerical hand signals are generally constant throughout all trading floors but slight variations are made with figures greater than 99. Price is displayed away from the body and the quantity is displayed close to the face. Generally price is displayed before quantity ("price on quantity") to buy and it's the opposite to sell ("quantity at price"). When contracts are quoted in increments of 10ths, generally the signals used will be 1-9 and rather than increments of 10s.

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