Notice to Members
Notice No. 525
10/17/2008
Large Trader Reporting Requirements Expiration Month Position Limits, Expiration Accountability Levels and All Month/Any One Month; Position Accountability Levels for 18 New Natural Gas Product Swap Contracts
In connection with the launch of 18 new Natural Gas Product Swap Contracts on trade date October 20, 2008, please note below the corresponding accountability levels (Rule 9.26), position limits (Rule 9.27), expiration month accountability levels (Rule 9.27A) and reportable levels (Rule 9.34). The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 9.33 in a machine-readable format.


Appendix (A), Chapter 9
Contract Name
Rule Chapter
Commodity Code
All Month
Account-ability Level
Rule 9.26
Any One Month
Account-ability Level
Rule 9.26
Expiration Month Limit
Rule 9.27
Expiration Accountability
Level
Last Day Contracts*
Rule 9.27A
Reporting Level
Rule 9.34
Aggregate Into (1)
Aggregate Into (2)
Natural Gas                  
Inside FERC                  
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.                  
CIG Rockies NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 883 Z8 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/1,000   25 U8 CI
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.                  
TCO NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 877 Q1 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/2,500   25 A1 TC
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America                  
NGPL STX Natural Gas Basis Contract 875 T5 10,000/12,000 10,000/12,000 2,000/- -/1,000 25 T5 HH
Northeast                  
Algonquin City-gates Natural Gas Basis Contract 876 B4 10,000/12,000 10,000/12,000 2,000/- -/1,000 25 B4 HH
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.                  
Tennessee 500 Leg NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 881 Y7 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/1,500   25 T7 NM
Tennessee Zone 0 NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 879 Q4 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/1,500   25 T4 NQ
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.                  
TETCO STX NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 878 Q2 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/1,000   25 T2 TX
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.                  
Transco Zone 3 NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 880 Y6 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/1,000   25 T6 CZ
Upper Midwest                  
MichCon NATURAL GAS INDEX CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY/PLATTS IFERC) 882 Y8 10,000/10,000 10,000/10,000 2,000/500   25 T8 NF
                   
Platts and NGI                  
Appalachia                  
TCO NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 884 A1 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 A1  
Citygates                  
MichCon NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 891 T8 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 T8  
Louisiana- Onshore South                  
Tennessee Zone 500 Leg NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 890 T7 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 T7  
Transco Zone 3 NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 889 T6 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 T6  
Rockies                  
CIG Rockies NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 892 U8 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 U8  
Stanfield NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 888 Q3 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 Q3  
South- Corpus Christi                  
Tennessee Zone 0 NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 886 T4 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 T4  
TETCO STX NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 885 T2 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 T2  
Others                  
Malin NATURAL GAS SWING CONTRACT (PLATTS GAS DAILY) 887 W9 10,000 10,000 2,000   25 W9  
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