• Market Data Notices: January 16, 2012

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      • Notice Date
      • 16 January 2012
    • Topics in this issue include:
      Product Launches
      Product Changes
      S&P Launches and Changes
      Events and Announcements
      Product Launches
      Crude Oil Financial and RBOB Gasoline Financial Futures
      Effective this Sunday, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), Crude Oil Financial and RBOB Gasoline Financial futures will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

       

      Crude Oil Financial and RBOB Gasoline Financial Futures

      Futures tag 1151-SecurityGroup tag 55-Symbol
      Crude Oil Financial WS WS
      RBOB Gasoline Financial RT

      These contacts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

      These products are currently available in New Release for customer testing.


      New York Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Financial Futures and Options
      Effective this Sunday, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), the New York Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Financial futures and options will be listed for trading on CME Globex.

      New York Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Financial Futures and Options

      Product tag 1151-SecurityGroup tag 55-Symbol (Outrights) tag 55-Symbol (UDS)
      NY ULSD Financial Futures ULS UD
      NY ULSD Options ULO U1 U2
      NY ULSD European Options ULE

      These contacts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

      These products are currently available in New Release for customer testing.


      Snowfall Index Options
      Effective Monday, January 30, the following new monthly and seasonal strip Snowfall Index options will be listed for trading on open outcry.

      Snowfall Index Options

      Product Symbol
      Monthly Nov Strip Dec Strip Jan Strip Feb Strip Mar Strip
      Newark International Airport Options SK SKX SKZ SKF SKG SKH
      Baltimore-Washington International Airport Options SZ SZX SZZ SZF SZG SZ8
      Columbus Port-Columbus International Airport Options ST STX STZ STF STG STH
      Colorado Springs Municipal Airport Options SC SC6 SCZ SCF SCG SC8
      Newark International Airport (Binary) BI BIX BIZ BIF BIG BIH
      Baltimore-Washington International Airport (Binary) AZ AZX AZZ AZF AZG AZ8
      Columbus Port-Columbus International Airport (Binary) AY AYX AYZ AYF AYG AYH
      Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (Binary) AV AV6 AVZ AVF AVG AV8

      These contacts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.


      Snowfall Index Futures
      Effective Sunday, February 12 (trade date Monday, February 13), the following new monthly and seasonal strip Snowfall Index futures will be listed for trading on the CME Globex.

      Monthly and Seasonal Strip Snowfall Index Futures

      Location tag 55-Symbol tag 1151-SecurityGroup
      Monthly Nov Strip Dec Strip Jan Strip Feb Strip Mar Strip
      Newark International Airport SB SK SKX SKZ SKF SKG SKH
      Baltimore-Washington International Airport SZ SZX SZZ SZF SZG SZ2
      Columbus Port-Columbus International Airport ST STX STZ STF STG STH
      Colorado Springs Municipal Airport SC SC6 SCZ SCF SCG SC8

      Snowfall Index futures are geared to the amount of snowfall recorded in a given month in a designated location. They provide a way to

      • Protect revenues and manage risks related to snowfall
      • Accept the risks related to snowfall in exchange for possible profit

      These instruments will be available in New Release for customer testing on January 30.

      These contacts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CME.


      Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered Futures
      Effective Sunday, February 12 (trade date Monday, February 13), the Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered futures and future spreads will be listed for trading on CME Globex. Calendar and intercommodity spreads will also be available.

      Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered Futures

      Product tag 1151-SecurityGroup tag 55-Symbol tag 762-SecuritySubType
      Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered Futures MNG HX  
      Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered calendar spreads SP
      Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day Physically-Delivered vs. Henry Hub Natural Gas Swap IS

      This contract is listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

      These futures and spreads will be available for customer testing in New Release this Monday, January 23.


       NEW PJM ATSI (Peak/Off Peak) Electricity Futures
      Effective Sunday, February 12 (trade date Monday, February 13), CME Group will list the following PJM ATSI Zone Swap futures on open outcry and submission for clearing through CME ClearPort, pending receipt of required regulatory approvals.

      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Day-Ahead Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Real-Time Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Day-Ahead Swap Futures
      • PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Real-Time Swap Futures

      These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.

      Product Changes

      Butterfly Spreads for DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract
      Effective this Sunday, January 22 (trade date Monday, January 23), butterfly spreads will be listed on CME Globex for the DME Oman Crude Oil futures (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=OQD).

      Six butterfly spreads will be available upon launch.

      Butterfly spreads consist of three instruments within the same product and with equally distributed maturity months (e.g., F2-G2-H2). Further details are available in the   Trading Services. Butterfly spreads are identified with BF in tag 762-SecuritySubType in the Security Definition (tag 35-MsgType=d) message. DME Oman Crude Oil butterfly spreads will not support implied functionality.

      This contract is listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange.

      DME Oman Crude Oil butterfly spreads are currently available in New Release for customer testing.


      Additional Listings for In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures
      Effective this Sunday, January 22, (trade date Monday, January 23), the following December maturities in GreenX In Delivery Month European Union Allowance (EUA) Futures (tag 1151-SecurityGroup=EAF) will be listed on Green Exchange and available via CME Globex.

      • December 2016
      • December 2017
      • December 2018
      • December 2019
      • December 2020

      These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of GreenX. All transactions will be available for clearing through CME Clearing.


       NEW Expansion of Contract Months for Certain Coal Futures and Options
      Effective Sunday, February 12 (trade date Monday, February 13), CME Group will expand the listing of contract months for the following contracts pending receipt of required regulatory approvals listed on the open outcry and CME ClearPort, as follows:

      Expansion of Contract Months for Certain Coal Futures and Options

      Product Current Schedule New Schedule
      Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Swap Futures Current year plus the next two years Current year plus the next four years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December maturity of the current year.
      Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Option
      Coal (API 4) fob Richards Bay (Argus/McCloskey) Swap Futures
      Coal (API 4) fob Richards Bay (Argus/McCloskey) Option

      These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.


       NEW Decimal Point Locator Change for 3 Dubai Crude Oil Swap Futures
      Effective Sunday, February 12 ( trade date Monday, February 13), CME Group will amend the listing convention for the following Dubai crude oil Swap futures on open outcry and for clearing through CME ClearPort from 2 decimal places (0.01) to 3 decimal places (0.001).

      • Brent-Dubai (Platts) Swap Futures - DB
      • Dubai Crude Oil (Platts) Calendar Swap Futures - DC
      • Dubai Crude Oil (Platts) Average Price Option - AH

      These contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX.


       NEW FIX tag 55-Symbol Changes for Energy Futures and Future Spreads
      Effective Sunday, February 26, the FIX tag 55-Symbol values for Energy futures and future spreads will be changed as follows:

      FIX tag 55-Symbol Changes for Energy Futures and Future Spreads

      Futures and Spreads Tag 1151-SecurityGroup Current tag 55-Symbol New tag 55-Symbol
      European Gasoil (ICE) GLI OP CM
      New York Harbor Ethanol QEN
      REBCO RE
      Crude Volatility Index CVF
      Gulf Coast Gasoline LR
      Gulf Coast Harbor ULSD LU
      ASCI Financial A0X
      Intercommodity Spreads LR:LU
      Intercommodity Spreads NBZ-CL, NBZ:C1 RB-NBZ FB IE
      Intercommodity Spreads NBZ-BZ FB OP

      Market Data Platform channels and implied functionality will not be impacted.

      These changes will be available for customer testing in New Release on Monday, February 13.

      S&P Launches and Changes

      New S&P Real-time Indexes
      Effective this Monday, January 23, CME Group will begin disseminating the new indexes detailed below. These indexes will be transmitted every 15 seconds.

      New S&P Real-time Indexes

      Index Name Tag-55
      Symbol
      Dissemination
      Times
      Fee
      Liable
      Currency
      Ossiam Emerging Market Minimum Variance Index NTR OEMMVNR 19:00 - 17:30 CT XW USD

       NEW New S&P Real-time Indexes
      Effective Monday, January 30, CME Group will begin disseminating the new indexes detailed below. These indexes will be transmitted every 15 seconds.

      New S&P Real-time Indexes

      Index Name Tag-55
      Symbol
      Dissemination
      Times
      Fee
      Liable
      Currency
      S&P Asia Commodity Producers Oil, Gas and Coal Index HKD Net TR SPACPOHN 17:00 - 4:15 CST XF HKD
      S&P Pan Asia Select Dividend Opportunities HKD NTR SPASDOHN 17:00 - 4:15 CST XF HKD
      S&P Asia Commodity Producers Agribusiness Index HKD Net TR SPACPAHN 17:00 - 4:15 CST XF HKD

       NEW Discontinued S&P Real-time Indexes
      Effective Friday, February 3, at the close of business the following S&P Index will be discontinued.

      Discontinued S&P Real-time Indexes

      Index Name Tag-55
      Symbol
      S&P Custom/Primasia Semi50 Index (TWD) (TR) SEMI50NTW
      S&P Custom/Primasia Semi50 Index (TR) SEMI50USD
      S&P Custom/Primasia Semi50 Index PAS50US
      S&P Custom/Primasia Semi50 Index (TWD) PAS50UTW
      Events & Announcements

       NEW Eris Exchange Market Data Available via Streamlined FIX/FAST
      Starting on Monday, March 12, CME Group will begin disseminating Eris Exchange market data in streamlined FIX/FAST.

      Streamlined FIX/FAST is an optimized version of the FIX/FAST market data format for non-actionable price data. Streamlined FIX/FAST has a dedicated message specification distinct from the CME Globex FIX/FAST format and new templates.

      The following Eris Exchange market data will be available via streamlined FIX/FAST:

      • Order Books in Market by Order (MBO) Format
      • Trades
      • Security Definitions
      • Request for Quotes (RFQs)

      Eris Exchange market data will be available in the New Release for customer testing on Monday, February 6.

      Mandatory certification via AutoCert+ is required for customers wishing to receive streamlined FIX/FAST market data for the Eris Exchange. The AutoCert+ test suite will be available on Monday, February 13.

      Detailed information for Eris market data via streamlined FIX/FAST is available online.

      The  Eris Exchange is a Designated Contract Market (DCM) for USD Interest Rate Swap Futures that provides liquidity and anonymity to their customers. The trades are futures contracts which replicate the cash flows associated with OTC Interest Rate Swaps. The futures contracts consist of plain-vanilla transaction terms for date and rate flexibility. Trades are cleared through CME Clearing.

      These products are being made available to authorized and licensed customers of the Eris Exchange for dissemination through the CME Market Data Platform (MDP); however they are not available for trading on CME Globex.