Notice to Members
Notice No. 428
09/12/2007
Listing of Equity Futures on Ardour Global XL Index on NYMEX CPC and CME Globex
Beginning on Sunday evening, September 30, 2007 (for trade date October 1, 2007), the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. will list a financially settled Equity Index Futures Contract on CME Globex® and NYMEX CPC®. The contracts will be based on the Ardour Global XL Index of Equities. The follow are contract specifications:

Ticker: AX
   
Monthly Listings: Four Initial months will be listed on a March, June, September, and December cycle beginning with December 2007
   
Expiration Final settlement will be on the third Friday of the Delivery Month. If that Friday is a business holiday, final settlement will occur on the business day immediately prior to the third Friday. Trading on the expiring contract will end as of the close of CME GLOBEX® trading on the evening prior to final settlement.
Trading Hours:  
NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing
and CME Globex®:
 From 6:00 PM Sundays through 5:15 PM Fridays, Eastern Time, with a 45-minute break each day between 5:15 PM and 6:00 PM
   
NYMEX Fees:
CME Globex®:
Membert:
$1.75
Non-Member
$3.00
 
NYMEX ClearPort®:
Member:
$1.75
Non-Member
$3.00
 
COMEX Member Blended Rate:
$3.00
   
Contract Value: $25 times Cash Index
   
Minimum Tick 0.50 index point or $12.50 contract value
   
Margins: To be determined


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