• NYMEX Options Expiration Operational Procedures for the Trading Floor and Clearing Members (9T, 9U, 9V, F, JO, OE, OT, OU, OY, Z) Effective Thursday, July 29, 2010

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms; Floor Brokers; Floor Clerks
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 10-319
      • Notice Date
      • 28 July 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 29 July 2010
    • The expiration date for the August 2010 option contracts for the NYISO Zone A 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LBMP Swap Option (9T), NYISO Zone G 5 NW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LBMP Swap Option (9U), NYISO Zone J 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LBMP Swap Option (9V), Heating Oil Calendar Spread Option (F), PJM Monthly-Calendar LMP Swap Option (JO), ISO New England Calendar-Month LMP Swap Option (OE), AEP-Dayton Calendar-Month LMP Swap Option (OT), Northern Illinois Calendar-Month LMP Swap Option (OU), Cinergy Calendar-Month LMP Swap Option (OY), RBOB Calendar Spread Option (Z) are Thursday, July 29, 2010.
       
      GENERAL OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
       
      All Clearing Members and Qualified Floor Traders that carried an options position as of the close of business day prior to the expiration day, or engaged in trading activity on Expiration Day in the expiring option contracts will be required to have a knowledgeable, duly authorized representative present at the their normal work station promptly at 2:45 PM EST until released by the Exchange staff as specified below. All adjustments and/or corrections, must be accompanied by relevant supporting documentation prior to being incorporated into expiration processing, in essence making the expiration processing an extension of the afternoon trade resolution procedures. 
       
      CME Group NY Division Clearing (212-299-2120), Floor Trade Processing (212-299-2465 and 212-299-2044) personnel, as well as a representative of the Floor Committee will be available to assist with the processing of notices of Exercise and Abandonment, transfers, trade corrections and other questions or problems you may have.
       

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