Cafe Traders

Casa de Cafe, operating as Cafe Traders, is a Colombian company specializing in trading coffee futures and options. Registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA) as a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA), the company integrates expertise from various disciplines to deliver innovative solutions to complex financial challenges in global capital markets. With offices in Bogotá, Cartagena, and Medellín, Casa de Cafe offers a diverse range of services, including discretionary account management, proprietary research, cryptocurrency and digital asset consulting, educational partnerships, FINRA Series 3 training, and its exclusive coffee futures trading algorithm, JuaVa. Positioned to capitalize on the expanding global coffee market, the company plans to execute a robust marketing and sales strategy to enhance brand recognition and build a strong industry presence.

Market Specifications

The Coffee C contract is the world benchmark for Arabica coffee. The contract prices physical delivery of exchange-grade green beans, from one of 20 countries of origin in a licensed warehouse to one of several ports in the U. S. and Europe, with stated premiums/discounts for ports and growths.

Trading Screen Product Name: Coffee “C” Futures

Trading Screen Hub Name: NYCC

Contract Symbol: KC

Contract Size: 37,500 pounds

Price Quotation : Cents and hundredths of a cent up to two decimal places

Contract Series: March, May, July, September, December

Minimum Price Fluctuation: 5/100 cent/lb., equivalent to $18.75 per contract.

Settlement: Physical delivery

Grade/Standards/Quality: A Notice of Certification is issued based on testing the grade of the beans and by cup testing for flavor. The Exchange uses certain coffees to establish the “basis”. Coffees judged better are at a premium; those judged inferior are at a discount.

Daily Price Limit: None

Deliverable Origins:
Mexico, Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Kenya, Papua New Guinea, Panama, Tanzania, Uganda, Honduras, and Peru all at par, Colombia at 400 point premium, Burundi, Rwanda, Venezuela and India at 100 point discount, Dominican Republic and Ecuador at 400 point discount, and Brazil at 600 point discount.

Delivery Locations: Exchange licensed warehouse in the Ports of New York District, Virginia, New Orleans, Houston, Miami, Bremen/Hamburg, Antwerp and Barcelona.
The New York and Virginia delivery points are par; the New Orleans, Miami and Houston delivery points are at a discount of 0.50 cents per pound; and the Bremen/Hamburg, Antwerp and Barcelona delivery points are at a discount of 1.25 cents per pound.

First Notice Day : Seven business days prior to first business day of delivery month.

Last Trading Day: One business day prior to last notice day

Last Notice Day: Seven business days prior to the last business day of the delivery month

Position Limit: Position Limit and Position Accountability information for all IFUS products can be found here.

Markers : TAS (Trade at Settlement)
MIC Code
IFUS

Clearing Venues: ICUS