# 6B Tick Value & Contract Specs (British Pound)

> One 6B tick is $0.0001 per pound, worth $6.25 per contract. One pip (0.0001) is worth $6.25, so a move of $0.005 per pound is 50 ticks, or $312.50 on one contract.

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6B (British Pound) ticks in $0.0001 per pound, worth $6.25 per contract. CME specs, P&L per move, hours and months.

## Contract specifications

| Specification | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contract | British Pound (6B) |
| Exchange | CME (CME Group) |
| Asset class | Currencies (FX) |
| Contract unit | 62,500 British pounds |
| Price quotation | US dollars per pound |
| Tick size | $0.0001 per pound |
| Tick value | $6.25 per contract |
| Value of one pip (0.0001) | $6.25 |
| 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 — British Pound contract specs](https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/fx/g10/british-pound.contractSpecs.html), retrieved 2026-09-22._

## Ticks to dollars

| Price move | Ticks | 1 contract | 10 contracts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $0.0001 per pound | 1 | $6.25 | $62.50 |
| $0.005 per pound | 50 | $312.50 | $3,125 |

## 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 6B?

One 6B tick is $0.0001 per pound, worth $6.25 per contract. One pip (0.0001) is worth $6.25, so a move of $0.005 per pound is 50 ticks, or $312.50 on one contract.

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

One pip (0.0001) is worth $6.25 per 6B contract: 1 ticks of $6.25.

### What are 6B trading hours?

6B 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 6B 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 6B cash-settled?

6B 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 6B?

CME Group sets the exchange margin for 6B 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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