# 6A Tick Value & Contract Specs (Australian Dollar)

> One 6A tick is $0.00005 per Australian dollar, worth $5 per contract. One pip (0.0001) is worth $10, so a move of $0.005 per Australian dollar is 100 ticks, or $500 on one contract.

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6A (Australian Dollar) ticks in $0.00005 per Australian dollar, worth $5 per contract. CME specs, P&L per move, hours and months.

## Contract specifications

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contract | Australian Dollar (6A) |
| Exchange | CME (CME Group) |
| Asset class | Currencies (FX) |
| Contract unit | 100,000 Australian dollars |
| Price quotation | US dollars per Australian dollar |
| Tick size | $0.00005 per Australian dollar |
| Tick value | $5 per contract |
| Value of one pip (0.0001) | $10 |
| Contract months | F (Jan), G (Feb), H (Mar), J (Apr), K (May), M (Jun), N (Jul), Q (Aug), U (Sep), V (Oct), X (Nov), Z (Dec) |
| Trading hours | Sunday–Friday 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT (6:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET), with a daily maintenance break from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm CT. |
| Settlement | Physically delivered |
| Last trading day | 9:16 am CT, two business days before the third Wednesday of the contract month. |

_Source: [CME Group — Australian Dollar contract specs](https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/fx/g10/australian-dollar.contractSpecs.html), retrieved 2026-09-22._

## Ticks to dollars

| Price move | Ticks | 1 contract | 10 contracts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $0.00005 per Australian dollar | 1 | $5 | $50 |
| $0.0001 per Australian dollar | 2 | $10 | $100 |
| $0.005 per Australian dollar | 100 | $500 | $5,000 |

## Trading hours

| Central Time (CT) | Eastern Time (ET) | Breaks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sun 5:00 pm – Fri 4:00 pm | Sun 6:00 pm – Fri 5:00 pm | 4:00–5:00 pm CT (5:00–6:00 pm ET), Mon–Thu |

## Which prop firms allow this contract

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## Frequently asked questions

### What is the tick value of 6A?

One 6A tick is $0.00005 per Australian dollar, worth $5 per contract. One pip (0.0001) is worth $10, so a move of $0.005 per Australian dollar is 100 ticks, or $500 on one contract.

### How much is one pip (0.0001) worth on 6A?

One pip (0.0001) is worth $10 per 6A contract: 2 ticks of $5.

### What are 6A trading hours?

6A trades on CME Globex Sunday–Friday 5:00 pm – 4:00 pm CT (6:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET), with a daily maintenance break from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm CT. In Eastern Time that is Sun 6:00 pm – Fri 5:00 pm. Holidays shorten or close sessions.

### What months does 6A trade?

Quarterly contracts for 20 consecutive quarters and serial contracts for 16 months. Month codes: H (Mar), M (Jun), U (Sep), Z (Dec). Those are the months where most volume trades.

### Is 6A cash-settled?

6A is physically delivered. Last trading day: 9:16 am CT, two business days before the third Wednesday of the contract month. Most traders roll to the next contract month before then.

### What is the margin for 6A?

CME Group sets the exchange margin for 6A and changes it often, and brokers set their own day-trading margins on top. A prop firm account does not post margin: the firm’s drawdown limit and contract limit cap the risk instead. For a current exchange figure, check CME Group’s margin page for the contract.

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