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Contract Unit | 100 metric tons | ||||
Price Quotation | U.S. dollars and cents per metric ton | ||||
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 metric ton | ||||
Product Code | CME Globex: MTSCME ClearPort: MTSClearing: MTS | ||||
Listed Contracts | Monthly contracts shall be listed for the current calendar year plus a further 5 consecutive calendar years. An additional 12 monthly contracts shall be added on the 1st business day of January each year. | ||||
Settlement Method | Financially Settled | ||||
Floating Price | The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the mid-point of the high and low quotations from the Platts Asia-Pacific Marketscan for HSFO 380cst (High-Sulfur Fuel Oil) under the heading "Singapore Physical Cargoes" for each business day that it is determined during the contract month. | ||||
Termination Of Trading | Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month. | ||||
Position Limits | NYMEX Position Limits | ||||
Exchange Rulebook | NYMEX 1051 | ||||
Block Minimum | Block Minimum Thresholds | ||||
Vendor Codes | Quote Vendor Symbols Listing |
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