• Large Trader Reporting Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, and Aggregation Allocations for Sixteen (16) New ERCOT and Two (2) New PJM DOM Electricity Swap Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-4994
      • Notice Date
      • 15 September 2009
      • Effective Date
      • 15 September 2009
    • In connection with the launch of sixteen (16) new ERCOT and two (2) new PJM DOM electricity swap futures contracts on trade date September 21, 2009, please note below the corresponding all month/any one month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), expiration month position limits (NYMEX Rule 559), reportable levels (NYMEX Rule 561) and aggregation allocations for the new contracts.  The commodity codes are provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 561.A in a machine-readable format.   

       

      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. 

       

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      Contract Name

      Rule Chapter

      Com-modity Code

      All Month Account-ability Level

      Any One Month Account-ability Level

      Expira-tion Month Limit

      Report-ing Level

      Aggre-gate Into (1)

      Rule 560

      Rule 560

      Rule 559

      Rule 561

      Electricity

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      ERCOT

       

      ERCOT Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Platts Megawatt Daily

      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Swap Futures

      276

      I1

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      2N

      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      278

      I3

      75

      50

      10

      5

      2N

      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures

      277

      I2

      30,000

      20,000

      4,000

      25

      2W

      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      279

      I4

      1,500

      1,000

      200

      25

      2W

      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Swap Futures

      280

      I5

      2,000

      1,500

      300

      25

      2P

      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day

      Swap Futures

      282

      I7

      100

      75

      15

      1

      2P

      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures

      281

      I6

      35,000

      25,000

      5,000

      25

      2X

      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      283

      I8

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      5

      2X

      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Swap Futures

      284

      I9

      750

      500

      100

      5

      2Q

      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      286

      K1

      35

      25

      5

      1

      2Q

       


       

      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures

      285

      J1

      10,000

      7,500

      1,500

      25

      2Y

      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      287

      M1

      500

      400

      75

      5

      2Y

      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Swap Futures

      288

      N1

      900

      600

      125

      5

      2R

      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      290

      R1

      35

      25

      5

      1

      2R

      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures

      289

      O1

      15,000

      10,000

      2,000

      25

      3D

      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      291

      R4

      750

      500

      100

      25

      3D

       

      PJM Interconnection, LLC

      DOM Zone

      PJM DOM Zone Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LMP Swap Futures

      274

      R5

      14,000

      10,000

      2,000

      25

      R5

      PJM DOM Zone Off-Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead LMP Swap Futures

      275

      U1

      280,000

      200,000

      40,000

      25

      U1