GLOBEX Advisory Notices
To | CME Globex Customers
From | CME Globex Account Management
Subject | NYMEX REBCO Futures Launch on the CME Globex Platform
Notice Date | 2006-10-10
Notice Number | 101206
Effective Date | 2006-10-22
NYMEX REBCO Futures on the CME Globex Platform Effective Sunday, October 22, 2006 (for trade date Monday, October 23), the NYMEX Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (REBCO) futures and calendar spreads will launch on the CME Globex platform. The REBCO contract (product code "RE") features physical delivery of REBCO on a free-on-board basis at the port of Primorsk, Russia on the Baltic Sea. The contract size is 1,000 barrels, denominated in U.S. dollars and cents per barrel. REBCO futures will be listed on the CME Globex platform for 72 consecutive months beginning with the January 2007 contract. More information on this new product is available online. These futures and calendar spreads are currently available in the CME certification environment for customer testing. ©2006 Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME). All rights reserved. The Globe Logo, Globex® and CME® are trademarks of CME