| Houston Ship Channel Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Fixed Price Futures | |||||
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| Product Symbol | CME Globex: XJT CME ClearPort: XJ Open Outcry: XJ |
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| Venue | CME Globex, CME ClearPort, Open Outcry (New York) | ||||
| Hours (All Times are New York Time/ET) |
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| CME Globex: | 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) | ||||
| 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 AM to 2:30 PM ET (8:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT) | ||||
| Contract Size | 2,500 | ||||
| Price Quotation | US dollars and cents per MMBtu; minimum tick is $0.0001 | ||||
| Minimum Fluctuation | $0.0001 per MMBtu | ||||
| Floating Price | The Floating Price for each contract month will be equal to the bidweek (average) price ("Bidweek Price") for the Houston Ship Channel found in Platts' Inside FERC ("IFERC") Gas Market Report under the "East Texas" heading in the "index" column of the table entitled "Prices of Spot Gas Delivered to Pipelines" for the corresponding contract month. | ||||
| Termination of Trading | Contract terminates on the last business day of the month prior to the contract month | ||||
| Listed Contracts | CME Globex: 36 consecutive calendar months. CME ClearPort and Floor: Current year plus next five years. | ||||
| Settlement Type | Financial | ||||
| Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
| Rulebook Chapter | 1283 | ||||
| Exchange Rule | These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. | ||||