Effective Sunday, June 19, 2011, for trade date Monday, June 20, 2011, 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. These 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 and listing periods are provided in the table below. Except for the three Balance-of-Month (BALMO) contracts whereby the first listed contract month shall be June 2011, the first listed contract month for these contracts shall be July 2011.
Contract |
Code |
Chapter |
Listing Period |
RBOB Gasoline vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
RBB |
1096 |
36 consecutive months |
Heating Oil vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
HOB |
1097 |
Consecutive months through December 2012 |
Gulf Coast No.6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
GCI |
1098 |
36 consecutive months |
Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) Swap Futures |
UGG |
1102 |
36 consecutive months |
Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) vs. RBOB Spread Swap Futures |
RBG |
1101 |
36 consecutive months |
Gulf Coast ULSD (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures |
GUD |
1100 |
One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month. |
Gulf Coast Jet (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures |
GBA |
1099 |
One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month. |
RBOB Gasoline vs. Euro-bob Oxy (Argus) NWE Barges (1000mt) Swap Futures |
EXR |
1090 |
36 consecutive months |
NY 3.0% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures |
FOC |
1086 |
36 consecutive months |
NY 2.2% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures |
NYC |
1087 |
36 consecutive months |
NY 0.7% Fuel Oil vs. NY 1.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) Swap Futures |
NYI |
1088 |
36 consecutive months |
Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Platts) vs. RBOB BALMO Swap Futures |
GBB |
1089 |
One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month. |
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 SPECIFICATIONS
· Contract Size:
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FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = 1,000 Barrels
GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = 42,000 Gallons
EXR = 350,000 Gallons
· Termination of Trading: Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month.
· Minimum Price Tick:
FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = $0.001
EXR, GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = $0.0001
· Value per Tick:
FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = $1.00
GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = $4.20
EXR = $35.00
· Final Settlement Price:
FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI: minimum settlement tick = $0.001
EXR, GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA: minimum settlement tick = $0.0001
· 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).
· Exchange Fees:
Contract |
CME ClearPort Rates |
NY Trading Floor Rates |
Cash Settlement Fee |
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RBOB Gasoline vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Heating Oil vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast No.6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) vs. RBOB Spread Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast ULSD (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast Jet (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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RBOB Gasoline vs. Euro-bob Oxy (Argus) NWE Barges (1000mt) Swap Futures |
Member |
$6.00 |
Member |
$6.00 |
Member |
$1.00 |
Non-Member |
$9.00 |
Non-Member |
$9.00 |
Non-Member |
$1.00 |
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Blended Floor |
$7.50 |
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NY 3.0% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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NY 2.2% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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NY 0.7% Fuel Oil vs. NY 1.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Platts) vs. RBOB BALMO Swap Futures |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.85 |
Member |
$0.10 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$1.35 |
Non-Member |
$0.10 |
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Blended Floor |
$1.10 |
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For more information please contact Daniel Brusstar at 212-299-2604, Elizabeth Hui at 212-299-2623 or Alex Siff at 212-299-2368.