• Delisting of Thirteen (13) NYMEX and COMEX Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5225
      • Notice Date
      • 06 May 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 10 May 2010
    • Effective for trade date May 10, 2010, the New York Mercantile Exchange will delist thirteen (13) inactive NYMEX and COMEX contracts with no open interest.  NYMEX Chapter 5, Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Table will be amended with the removal of these delisted contracts.

       

      Contract related questions can be directed to Joe Hawrysz, Director, Global Market Surveillance, at 312.341.7750. 

       

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      Contract Name

      Rule Chap-ter

      Commo-dity Code

      Dimin-ishing Balances Contracts

      All Month Account-ability Level

      Any One Month Account-ability Level

      Expiration Month Limit

      Expiration Account-ability Level- Penulti-mate and Metals Contracts

      Report-ing Level

      Aggre-gate Into (1)

      Aggre-gate Into (2)

      Rule 560

      Rule 560

      Rule 559

      Rule 560

      Rule 561

      Petroleum

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      USA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      EIA On-Highway Diesel Swap Futures

      530

      HI

      7,000

      5,000

      1,000

      25

      A5

      Cushing, Oklahoma

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      NYMEX Crude Oil Minute-Marker Calendar Month Swap Futures

      232

      4T

      *

      20,000

      10,000

      3,000

      25

      4T

       

      NYMEX Crude Oil Minute-Marker Futures

      231

      6C

      *

      20,000

      10,000

      3,000

      25

      4T

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Gulf Coast

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      LLS (Argus) vs. WTI Spread Trade Month

      Swap Futures

      841

      WK

      *

      20,000/ 20,000

      20,000/ 10,000

      3,000/ 3,000

      350

      LI

      26

       

      Gulf Coast Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD) (Platts) Swap Futures

      737

      LW

      *

      10,000

      10,000

      1,000

      25

      LW

       

      New York Harbor

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      NYMEX Heating Oil Minute-Marker Calendar Month Swap Futures

      240

      7T

      *

      7,000

      5,000

      1,000

      25

      7T

       

      NYMEX Heating Oil Minute-Marker Futures

      239

      6H

      7,000

      5,000

      1,000

      25

      7T

       

      Gulf Coast Low Sulfur Diesel (LSD) (Platts) Up-Down Spread Swap Futures

      745

      YL

      *

      10,000/ 10,000

      10,000/

      5,000

      1,000/ 1,000

      25

      LW

      23

       

      NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Minute-Marker Calendar Month Swap Futures

      236

      5T

      *

      7,000

      5,000

      1,000

      25

      5T

       

      NYMEX RBOB Gasoline Minute-Marker Futures

      235

      6R

      7,000

      5,000

      1,000

      25

      5T

       

      Metals

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      ASIA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Asia Gold Futures

      914

      QS

      10,000

      10,000

      2,000

      25

      8Q

       

      Asia Palladium Futures

      916

      QT

      1,000

      1,000

      650

      50

      QT

       

      Asian Platinum

      Futures

      915

      QR

      1,500

      1,500

      200

      200

      QR