Notice to Members
Notice No. 85
02/14/2006
Listing 25 New European Swaps Contracts on NYMEX ClearPort®
Beginning on Monday evening, February 20 (for trade date February 21), the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. will list 25 new European Brent and Gasoil related swaps futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort®, as follows:

Crude Oil Swaps
Symbol
Contract Size
WTI Bullet Swap
WS
1000 Barrels
Brent Bullet Swap
BB
1000 Barrels
WTI-Brent (ICE) Bullet Swap
BY
1000 Barrels
WTI-Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap
BK
1000 Barrels
Dated-to-Frontline Brent Swap
FY
1000 Barrels
Brent (ICE) Calendar Swap
CY
1000 Barrels
Brent-Dubai Swap
DB
1000 Barrels
 
Petroleum Products Swaps
Symbol
Contract Size
European Gasoil Crack Spread Swap
GZ
1000 Barrels
European Argus Gasoline Crack Spread Swap
RG
1000 Barrels
European Platts Gasoline MED Crack Spread Swap
EP
1000 Barrels
European Naphtha Crack Spread
EN
1000 Barrels
European Gasoil 0.2 Rdam Barges v. Gasoil Futures Swap
EI
1000 Metric Tons
European Gasoil 0.2 CIF NWE v. Gasoil Futures Swap
EC
1000 Metric Tons
European Gasoil 0.2 CIF MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap
EX
1000 Metric Tons
European Gasoil 0.2 FOB MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap
EF
1000 Metric Tons
European Gasoil 10PPM Rdam Barges v Gasoil Futures
ET
1000 Metric Tons
European ULSD 50 PPM CIF NWE v. Gasoil Futures
EY
1000 Metric Tons
European ULSD 50 PPM CIF MED v. Gasoil Futures
EE
1000 Metric Tons
European ULSD 50 PPM FOB MED v. Gasoil Futures
EO
1000 Metric Tons
European Jet CIF NWE v. Gasoil Futures Swap
JC
1000 Metric Tons
 
Petroleum Products Swaps
Symbol
Contract Size
European Jet Rdam Barges v. Gasoil Futures Swap
JR
1000 Metric Tons
Singapore Gasoil v. Rdam Gasoil Swap
GA
1000 Barrels
Heating Oil Arb Swap: NYMEX HO v. Rdam Gasoil
HA
1000 Barrels
3.5% Fuel Oil Rdam Crack Swap
FO
1000 Barrels
1% Fuel Oil NWE Crack Spread Swap
FI
1000 Barrels


The minimum tick size is $0.01 per metric ton for those 10 contracts of 1000 metric ton size, and $0.01 per barrel for the 15 contracts that are 1000 barrels for contract size.

The chapters containing the terms and condition product specification rules for each of the new futures contracts are available in the Exchange's online rulebook.

These new futures contracts will be listed both on NYMEX ClearPort® Trading and on NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing, beginning with the start of the NYMEX ClearPort® trading session at 7:00 PM on Monday, February 20, 2006. Each of these new futures contracts will be available during the normal trading hours on NYMEX ClearPort® Trading.

All 25 new contracts are cash settled, and 22 of these contracts are calendar month instruments. There are three “bullet” swap contracts that are futures look-alike contracts which terminate one business day prior to the underlying futures contract. These new contracts will be listed for the current year and the next three years, and a new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

Additional specifications are as follows:

The fees for the Outright oil swaps of 1000 Barrel contract size are:
(For Codes WS and BB)

CPT Billing rates:
CPC Billing rates:
Cash Settlement fee:
Liquidity Provider
$1.00 paid
Member
$0.85
Member
$0.85
Opposite Side
$2.50 inclusive
Non-mem
$1.35
Non-mem
$1.35


Fees for the Spread oil swaps of 1000 Barrel contract size are:
(For Codes BY, BK, FY, CY, DB, GZ, RG, EP, EN, GA, HA, FO, and FI)

CPT Billing rates:
CPC Billing rates:
Cash Settlement fee:
Liquidity Provider
$1.00 paid
Member
$1.70
Member
$1.70
Opposite Side
$2.50 inclusive
Non-mem
$2.70
Non-mem
$2.70


Fees for the Gasoil Spread swaps of 1000 Metric Tons contract size are:
(For Codes EI, EC, EX, EF, ET, EY, EE, EO, JC, AND JR)

CPT Billing rates:
CPC Billing rates:
Cash Settlement fee:
Liquidity Provider
$2.00 paid
Member
$12.00
Member
$12.00
Opposite Side
$5.00 inclusive
Non-mem
$18.00
Non-mem
$18.00
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com