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Texas Eastern Zone M-3 Natural Gas (Platts IFERC) Basis Futures Contract Specs

Contract Unit	2,500 MMBtu
Price Quotation	U.S. dollars and cents per MMBtu
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	$0.0001 per MMBtu
Product Code	CME Globex: NX CME ClearPort: NX Clearing: NX
Listed Contracts	Current year plus next five years
Settlement Method	Financially Settled
Floating Price	The Floating Price for each contract month will be equal to the Platts Inside FERC's Gas Market Report ("Platts IFERC") Northeast, Texas Eastern zone M-3 Index ("Index") published in the first regular issue of the contract month minus the Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures contract final settlement price for the corresponding contract month.
Termination Of Trading	Trading shall cease on the last business day of the month prior to the contract month.
Position Limits	NYMEX Position Limits
Exchange Rulebook	NYMEX 621
Block Minimum	Block Minimum Thresholds
Vendor Codes	Quote Vendor Symbols Listing

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