A crush window displays the last prices for soybean, meal, and oil contracts and the Board crush margin, or processing margin for soybean oil. The default symbols used are S, SM, and BO.
To Open a Crush Display:
- Select Calculators/Crush Calculator from the Quotes menu on the Main Menu Bar.
To Change Underlying Symbols:
- Right-click in the window and select SHEET PROPERTIES.
- Under the Define Symbols tab, enter the symbols you would like to use in future Crush windows.
Crush Use Symbol:
Enter the three symbols used in the Crush calculation. Default symbols are added for the CBOT products.