• Reduction of Block Trade Minimum Quantity Threshold Level of Four (4) Natural Gas Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Research and Product Development
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      • SER-8006
      • Notice Date
      • 09 October 2017
      • Effective Date
      • 19 November 2017

    • Effective Sunday, November 19, 2017, for trade date Monday, November 20, 2017, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (“NYMEX” or “Exchange”) will reduce the block trade minimum quantity threshold level of four (4) natural gas futures contracts (the “Contracts”).

      For additional information, please contact:

      Adrian Callinan       adrian.callinan@cmegroup.com        +44 20 3379 3827

      Neil Somma            neil.somma@cmegroup.com            +1 212 299 2348

      Please click here for PDF of SER-8006.

      Reduction of Block Trade Minimum Quantity Threshold Level of Four (4) Natural Gas Futures Contracts

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