Notice to Members
Notice No. 114
03/06/2008
Large Trader Reporting Requirements Expiration Month Position Limits, Expiration Accountability Levels and All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability Levels for 15 New Petroleum Product Swaps
Effective for trade date March 10, 2008, please note below the corresponding account-ability levels (Rule 9.26), position limits (Rule 9.27) and reportable levels (Rule 9.34) for 15 new Petroleum Swap contracts.

For the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 9.33 in a machine-readable format, the Exchange commodity code is provided below.

Additionally, please note the housekeeping amendments which correctly reflect that the NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil miNY Futures (QM) and WTI Crude Oil Look-Alike Option (LC) contracts exercise into the CL contract and not into the financially- settled WS contract

(Bold/strikethrough indicates deletions; bold/italics indicates additions)


Contract Name
Rule Chapter
Commodity
Code
All Month Accountability Level
Any One Month Accountability Level
Exemption Month Limit
Expiration Accountability Level- Penultimate and Metals Contracts
Reporting Level
Aggregate
Into (1)
Aggregate
Into (2)
 
 
 
Rule 9.26
Rule 9.26
Rule 9.27
Rule 9.27A
Rule 9.34
 
 
Petroleum
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
USA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EIA On-Highway Retail Diesel Swap Contract
530
HI
7,000
5,000
1,000
 
25
HI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gulf Coast
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gulf Coast ULSD (Platts) v. Gulf Coast Jet Spread Swap
544
VV
10,000/10,000
10,000/10,000
1,000/1,000
 
25
LY
GE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New York Harbor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New York Heating Oil (Platts) Swap Contract
540
YF
5,000
3,500
1,000
 
25
YF
 
New York Heating Oil (Platts) vs. NYMEX Heating Oil Swap Contract
541
YH
7,000/5,000
5,000/3,500
1,000/1,000
 
25
BH
YF
New York 0.3% Fuel Oil Swap Contract
542
VQ
5,000
3,500
500
 
25
VQ
 
New York Harbor 1% v. Gulf Coast 3% Fuel Oil Spread Swap
543
VR
5,000/5,000
3,500/3,500
500/500
 
25
MF
VR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EUROPE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northwest Europe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoil (ICE) Mini Calendar Swap Contract
531
QA
7,000
5,000
1,000
 
25
GX
 
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes FOB NWE Swap Contract
534
WR
1,000
500
150
 
25
WR
 
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes FOB NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap Contract
535
WT
7,000/1,000
5,000/500
1,000/150
 
25
GX
WR
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes CIF NWE Swap Contract
536
TW
1,000
500
150
 
25
TW
 
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes CIF NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap Contract
537
TU
7,000/1,000
5,000/500
1,000/150
 
25
GX
TW
Gasoil 0.1 FOB Barges Rotterdam Swap Contract
532
VL
1,000
500
150
 
25
VL
 
Gasoil 0.1 Barges FOB Rdam v. ICE Gasoil Swap Contract
533
WQ
7,000/1,000
5,000/500
1,000/150
 
25
GX
VL
Gasoil 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE Swap Contract
538
TY
1,000
500
150
 
25
TY
 
Gasoil 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE v. ICE Gasoil Swap Contract
539
TP
7,000/1,000
5,000/500
1,000/150
 
25
GX
TY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cushing, Oklahoma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil miNY Futures Contract
401
QM
20,000
20,000
 
2,000
350
WS CL
 
WTI Crude Oil Look-Alike Option
550
LC
20,000
20,000
 
2,000
100
WS CL
 
Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact exchangeinfo@nymex.com