Argus LLS vs. WTI (Argus) Trade Month Futures - Contract Specs
| Contract Unit | 1,000 barrels |
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| Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per barrel |
| Trading Hours | CME Globex: Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday - 4:00 p.m. CT with a daily maintenance period from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT CME ClearPort: Sunday 5:00 p.m. - Friday 4:00 p.m. CT with no reporting Monday - Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT |
| Minimum Price Fluctuation | 0.01 per barrel = $10.00 |
| Product Code | CME Globex: AE5 CME ClearPort: E5 Clearing: E5 |
| Listed Contracts | Monthly contracts listed for the current year and the next 5 calendar years. List monthly contracts for a new calendar year following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year. |
| Settlement Method | Financially Settled |
| Floating Price | The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the LLS (1st month) differential weighted average (Diff wtd avg) price from Argus Media, which is based on the weighted average floating price of LLS minus the "WTI Formula Basis" price from Argus Media, for the Trade month period beginning with the first business day after the 25th calendar day two months prior to the contract month through the last business day that falls on or before the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th calendar day is a weekend or holiday, the Trade month period shall end on the first business day prior to the 25th calendar day. |
| Termination of Trading | Trading terminates on the 25th calendar day of the month prior to the contract month. If the 25th calendar day is is not a business day, trading terminates on the prior business day. |
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