Effective as of April 7, 2009, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. is delisting forty (40) contracts, including petroleum swaps, electricity, equity index and catastrophe contracts that are inactive and have no open interest. The following contracts will be delisted and NYMEX Chapter 9A will be amended by removing these contracts from Appendix A:
1. LLS (Platts) Calendar Swap
2. LLS (Platts) Trade Month Swap
3. LLS (Platts) vs. WTI Spread Calendar Swap
4. LLS (Platts) vs. WTI Spread Trade Month Swap
5. WTS (Platts) Outright Calendar Swap
6. WTS (Platts) Trade Month Swap
7. WTS (Platts) vs. WTI Spread Calendar Swap
8. WTS (Platts) vs. WTI Spread Trade Month Swap
9. New York Harbor LS Diesel vs. New York Harbor No. 2 Heating Oil Spread Swap Contract
10. New York Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD) Swap
11. WTI-Bow River Swap Contract
12. New York Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD) Crack Spread Swap
13. European Platts Gasoline MED Crack Spread Swap
14. European Gasoil 0.2 CIF NWE v. Gasoil Futures Swap
15. European Gasoil 0.2 Rdam Barges v. Gasoil Futures Swap
16. European ULSD 50PPM CIF NWE v. Gasoil Futures Swap
17. European Gasoil 0.2 CIF MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap Contract
18. European Gasoil 0.2 FOB MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap Contract
19. European ULSD 50 PPM CIF MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap Contract
20. European ULSD 50 PPM FOB MED v. Gasoil Futures Swap Contract
21. European Gasoil 0.2 NWE (Northwest Europe) Calendar Swap Contract
22. European Gasoil 0.2 Rotterdam Calendar Swap Contract
23. European ULSD 50PPM CIF NWE Swap Contract
24. European ULSD Disel NWE (Northwest Europe) Calendar Swap Contract
25. European ULSD Diesel Rotterdam Calendar Swap Contract
26. European Gasoil 0.2 MED (Mediterranean) Calendar Swap Contract
27. European Gasoil 0.2 CIF MED Swap Contract
28. European ULSD 50 PPM CIF MED Swap Contract
29. European ULSD 50 PPM FOB MED Swap Contract
30. European MED Gasoline (Platts) Swap Contract
31. NYMEX ERCOT Broker Seller’s Choice Index Calendar Day Peak (SNL Energy) Contract
32. ERCOT Seller’s Choice Peak Swap (Platts Megawatt Daily) Contract
33. ERCOT Seller’s Choice Calendar Day Peak Swap (Platts Megawatt Daily) Contract
34. NYMEX Ardour Extra Liquid Global Index Contract
35. National Property Catastrophe Futures Contract
36. National Property Catastrophe Option Contract
37. Texas-Maine Property Catastrophe Futures Contract
38. Texas-Maine Property Catastrophe Options Contract
39. Florida Property Catastrophe Options Contract
40. Florida Property Catastrophe Futures Contract
Contract related questions can be directed to Anthony V. Densieski, Director, Market Surveillance at (212) 299-2881, or Chris Reinhardt, Supervisor, Market Surveillance at (212) 299-2884. Please contact Martin Jacobs, Senior Director, Applications Development at (212) 299-2829 if you have any information services questions.
Attachment
NOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO NYMEX RULES 9A.26, 9A.27 and 9A.34
(Strikethrough indicates deletions.)
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Rule 9A.26 |
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Rule 9A.27 |
Rule 9A.27A |
Rule 9A.34 |
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Electricity |
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ERCOT Broker Houston Index (ERCOT-Hou.) SNL Energy Power Daily |
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ERCOT Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Platts Megawatt Daily |
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Catastrophe Contracts |
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