Notice No. 631
December 15, 2008

Listing Twenty New Petroleum Products Swap Futures Contracts on ClearPort® Clearing and Trading


Beginning on Sunday evening, December 21, 2008 (for trade date Monday, December 22), the Exchange will list twenty new futures contracts on ClearPort® Clearing and Trading platforms. The new futures contracts include a Brent CFD contract, various European premium gasoline contracts, two fuel oil contracts, two Asian propane contracts, and several Balance-of-month (BALMO) futures contracts.

These new futures contracts will be cash-settled. The first listed month will be the January 2009 contract month. The new contracts are as follows:

20 New Petroleum Futures Contracts	Code	Rule Chapter
Brent CFD Swap	6W	699
New York Fuel Oil 0.3% HP Swap	8N	464
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) CIF MED Swap	2G	465
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) FOB MED Swap	3G	466
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) Cargoes CIF NWE Swap	4G	467
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) CIF MED BALMO Swap	6G	468
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) FOB MED BALMO Swap	8G	469
Premium Unl Gasoline 10ppm (Platts) CIF NWE BALMO Swap	6D	470
Fuel Oil 3.5% CIF MED Swap	7D	471
Fuel Oil 3.5% CIF MED BALMO Swap	8D	472
Gasoil 0.1 CIF MED vs. ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	8W	473
ULSD 10ppm CIF MED vs. ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	7V	474
Gasoil 0.1 Barges FOB Rdam v. ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	6V	475
Gasoil 0.1 Cargoes CIF NWE v. ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	4V	476
Gasoil 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE v ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	3V	477
Diesel 10ppm Barges FOB Rdam v ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	7X	478
Jet Fuel Cargoes CIF NWE v ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	6X	479
Jet Fuel Barges FOB Rdam v ICE Gasoil BALMO Swap	9Q	480
Argus Propane (Saudi Aramco) Swap	9N	589
Argus Propane Far East Index Swap	7E	590

These new contracts will be available for clearing and trading until the last business day of the contract month. 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 (CPT) and on NYMEX ClearPort® Clearing (CPC), beginning with the start of the NYMEX ClearPort® trading session at 6:00 PM (New York time) on Sunday, December 21, 2008. Each of these new futures contracts will be available during the normal trading hours on NYMEX ClearPort® Trading.

The fees for the Brent CFD (code 6W) are

CPT Billing rates:		CPC Billing rates:		Cash Settlement fee:
Member	$2.20	Member	$2.20	Member	$2.20
Non-member	$2.70	Non-member	$2.70	Non-member	$2.70

The fees for the New York Fuel Oil 0.3% Contract (code 8N) are:

CPT Billing rates:		CPC Billing rates:		Cash Settlement fee:
Member	$0.85	Member	$0.85	Member	$0.85
Non-member	$1.35	Non-member	$1.35	Non-member	$1.35

The fees for the Premium Unl Gasoline, Fuel Oil 3.5% CIF MED, and Argus Propane Contracts (codes 2G, 3G, 4G, 7D, 9N, and 7E) are

CPT Billing rates:		CPC Billing rates:		Cash Settlement fee:
Member	$6.00	Member	$6.00	Member	$6.00
Non-member	$9.00	Non-member	$9.00	Non-member	$9.00

The fees for the 12 “BALMO” Contracts (codes 6G, 8G, 6D, 8D,8W,7V,6V, 4V,3V,7X, 6X, and 9Q) are

CPT Billing rates:		CPC Billing rates:		Cash Settlement fee:
Member	$15.00	Member	$15.00	Member	$15.00
Non-member	$20.00	Non-member	$20.00	Non-member	$20.00

Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact ExchangeInformation@cmegroup.com