| European Gasoil Brent Crack Spread Futures | |||||
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| Product Symbol | GZ | ||||
| Venue | CME Globex, CME ClearPort, Open Outcry (New York) | ||||
| Hours (All Times are New York Time/ET) |
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 (8:00 AM to 1:30 PM CT) | ||||
| Contract Unit | 1,000 barrels | ||||
| Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per barrels | ||||
| Minimum Fluctuation | $0.001 per barrel | ||||
| Floating Price | "The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the Gasoil (ICE) first nearby contract month settlement price minus the Brent Crude Oil (ICE) first nearby contract month settlement price for each business day during the contract month (using Non-common pricing), except as noted in (B) below. For purposes of determining the Floating Price, the gasoil price will be converted each day to U.S. dollars and cents per barrel, rounded to the nearest cent. The conversion factor will be 7.45 barrels per metric ton. (B) The settlement prices of the 1st nearby contract month will be used except on the last day of trading for the expiring Brent Crude Oil or Gasoil Futures contracts when the settlement prices of the 2nd nearby contracts will be used." |
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| Termination of Trading | Trading ceases on the last business day of the contract month. | ||||
| Listed Contracts | 48 consecutive months | ||||
| Settlement Type | Financial | ||||
| Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
| Rulebook Chapter | 710 | ||||
| Exchange Rule | These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. | ||||