NY 1% Fuel Oil (Platts) vs. Gulf Coast HSFO (Platts)

Futures
Globex Code
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NY 1% Fuel Oil (Platts) vs. Gulf Coast HSFO (Platts) Futures - Contract Specs

Contract Unit
1,000 U.S. barrels
Price Quotation
U.S. dollars and cents per barrel
Trading Hours
CME Globex:
Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT)
CME ClearPort:
Sunday - Friday 6:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 60-minute break each day beginning at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CT)
Minimum Price Fluctuation
$0.001 per barrel
Product Code
CME Globex: VR
CME ClearPort: VR
Clearing: VR
Listed Contracts
Monthly contracts listed for 36 consecutive months
Settlement Method
Financially Settled
Floating Price
For all contract months prior to January 2017  The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the midpoint of the high and low quotations from Platts Oilgram Price Report for New York No. 6 1%S Max Fuel Oil (Cargo) minus the mid-point of the high and low quotations from Platts Oilgram Price Report for Gulf Coast No. 6 3.0%S Fuel Oil (Waterborne) for each business day that both are determined during the contract month

For all contract months commencing with January 2017 and beyond  The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the midpoint of the high and low quotations from Platts Oilgram Price Report for New York No. 6 1%S Max Fuel Oil (Cargo) minus the mid-point of the high and low quotations from Platts Oilgram Price Report for Gulf Coast HSFO for each business day that both are determined during the contract month.
Termination of Trading
Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month.
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