• Expansion of Contract Months for Certain Additional Heating Oil Related Futures and Option Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5240
      • Notice Date
      • 13 May 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 17 May 2010
    • Please be advised that effective trade date Monday, May 17, 2010, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) is expanding the listing of contract months for the heating oil-related futures and option contracts pursuant to the table listed below.  These products are subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

      Contracts

      Code

      EXPANSION OF LISTED CONTRACT MONTHS THROUGH

      Venue

      Chapter

      Heating Oil Look-Alike Option

      LB

      JANUARY 2013

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      551

      Heating Oil Crack Spread Option

      CH

      DECEMBER 2012

      Globex, Trading Floor

      350

      Heating Oil Last Day Financial Futures

      23

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      829

      Heating Oil Arb: NYMEX Heating Oil vs. ICE Gasoil

      HA

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      725

      RBOB Gasoline vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      RH

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      558

      Gulf Coast ULSD Up-Down (Argus) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      US

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      569

      Gulf Coast Jet Up-Down (Argus) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      JU

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      570

      Los Angeles CARB Diesel (OPIS) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      KL

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      575

      Los Angeles Jet (OPIS) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      JS

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      577

      Gulf Coast Heating Oil (Argus) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      7U

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      244

      Gulf Coast Heating Oil (Platts) vs. Heating Oil Swap Futures

      UT

      DECEMBER 2012

      ClearPort, Trading Floor

      515

      In addition, as per Special Executive Report 5231R, issued on May 7, 2010, please be reminded that effective trade date Monday, May 17, 2010, contract months for the Heating Oil Calendar Spread Option (Chapter 392, commodity codes FA, FB, FC, FM, FZ) will be expanded through the January 2013 contract month and contract months for the Heating Oil Average Price Option (Chapter 321, commodity code AT) will be expanded through the December 2012 contract month. 

      Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact Dan Brusstar at 212-299-2604.