Listing of Six (6) New Petroleum Futures on NYMEX Trading Floor and CME ClearPort

Effective Sunday, December 5, 2010, for trade date Monday, December 6, 2010, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will list the following petroleum futures contracts for trading on the NYMEX trading floor and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort. The futures contracts will be financially settled. The contracts are listed with NYMEX, and subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 

The contract titles, commodity codes, rule chapters, first listed month and listing periods are provided in the table below.

The Exchange will allow the exchange for related position (EFRP) transactions to be submitted through CME ClearPort.  EFRP transactions in these futures contracts will be governed by the provisions of Exchange Rule 538.

Contract Size:

DNB, DZB, DOO, DOB, DBO, and DOA: 1,000 Barrels

Termination of Trading:

DNB, DZB, DOO, DOB, DBO, and DOA:  Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month.

Minimum Price Intervals and Value per Tick:

DNB, DZB, DOO, DOB, DBO, and DOA:   Minimum price tick = $0.001   Value per tick = $1.00

Final Settlement Price:

DNB, DZB, DOO, DOB, DBO, and DOA:   Settlement tick = $0.001

Trading and Clearing Hours:

CME ClearPort: Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT).

Open Outcry:    Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT).

Fees:

For more information please contact Daniel Brusstar at 212-299-2604.