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I have just noticed, when you come to trade, it offers you '31 and '00 but no '32. It is just on the charts. I will have to consult IB about this. Has anyone else found this?

Here is a snapshot from the ZB 1 hour chart right now, Interactive brokers platform> I have highlighted '31, '32 and '00. ZN has the same thing (with respect to 64 increments instead of 32).

I trade the 30 year and 10 year treasury futures contracts. There's 1 issue I dont understand working out the notional value. Lets take the ZB (30 year) as an example. Each increment is 1/32 ($31.25) so say beginning at 135'00 you have $135,000, 135'01 ($135,031.25), 135'02 ($135,062.50) etc...

With stocks, each option contract represents right/obligation to buy/sell 100 shares of underlying [stock]. I just want to confirm relationship of futures option contract to the (underlying) futures contract. Does one futures option contract represents right/obligation to buy/sell one futures...