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Gulf Coast No. 2 (Platts) Crack Spread Futures
 
 
Gulf Coast No. 2 (Platts) Crack Spread Futures
Code RD
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 U.S. barrels
Price Quotation U.S. dollars and cents per barrel
Minimum Fluctuation $0.01 per barrel
Floating Price The Floating Price for each contract month is equal to the arithmetic average of the Platts U.S. Gulf Coast No. 2 pipeline mean ("Assessment") minus the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures first nearby contract month settlement price for each business day that both are determined during the contract month. The Platts prices to be used are found in Platts media or any accepted Platts product and the timing is end of day New York. For purposes of determining the Floating Price, the Platts U.S. Gulf Coast No. 2 pipeline mean will be converted each day to U.S. dollars and cents per barrel, rounded to the nearest cent.
Termination of Trading Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month.
Listed Contracts CME ClearPort and Open Outcry: 36 consecutive months
CME Globex: 1 month
Settlement Type Financial
Position Limits NYMEX Position Limits
Rulebook Chapter 513
Exchange Rule These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.
 
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