• Large Trader Reporting Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Position Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, and Diminishing Balances and Aggregation Allocations for Nine (9) New European Petroleum Swap Futures, Six (6) New Natural Gas Liquids, and Two (2) New Plastics Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5263
      • Notice Date
      • 03 June 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 03 June 2010
    • In connection with the launch of nine (9) new European crack spread futures, six (6) new natural gas liquids, and two (2) new plastics contracts on trade date June 7, 2010, 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 diminishing balances and aggregation allocations for the new contracts.  These contracts will be added to the Position Limit, Position Accountability and Reportable Level Table located in the Interpretations and Special Notices Section of Chapter 5 of the NYMEX Rulebook.  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 Joe Hawrysz, Director, Global Market Surveillance, at 312.341.7750. 

       


       

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      Contract Name

      Rule Chapter

      Com-modity Code

      Diminish-ing Balances Contracts

      All Month Accountability Level

      Any One Month Accountability Level

      Expiration Month Limit

      Report-ing Level

      Aggre-gate Into (1)

      Aggre-gate Into (2)

      Rule 560

      Rule 560

      Rule 559

      Rule 561

      Petroleum

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Europe

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Northwest Europe

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Naphtha (Platts) Cargoes CIF NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      148

      NOB

      *

      1,500/20,000

      1,500/20,000

      150/2,000

      25

      UN

      BZ

       

      Naphtha (Platts) Cargoes CIF NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) BALMO Swap Futures

      149

      NBB

      *

      1,500/20,000

      1,500/20,000

      150/2,000

      25

      UN

      BZ

       

      Argus Gasoline Eurobob Oxy Barges NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      146

      EOB

      *

      3,500/20,000

      2,500/20,000

      500/2,000

      25

      7H

      BZ

       

      Argus Gasoline Eurobob Oxy Barges NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) BALMO Swap Futures

      147

      AES

      *

      3,500/20,000

      2,500/20,000

      500/2,000

      25

      7H

      BZ

       

      Gasoil (ICE) Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      143

      GOC

      *

      7,000/20,000

      7,000/20,000

      1,000/2,000

      25

      GX

      BZ

       

      Gasoil 0.1% (Platts) Cargoes CIF NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      145

      GEB

      *

      1,000/20,000

      500/20,000

      150/20,000

      25

      TW

      BZ

       

      Gasoil 0.1% (Platts) Barges FOB Rdam Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      144

      GOB

      *

      1,000/20,000

      500/20,000

      150/2,000

      25

      VL

      BZ

       

      1.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) Cargoes FOB NWE Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      142

      FVB

      *

      1,500/20,000

      1,500/20,000

      150/2,000

      25

      UF

      BZ

       

      3.5% Fuel Oil (Platts) Barges FOB Rdam Crack Spread (1000mt) Swap Futures

      141

      BOB

      *

      1,500/20,000

      1,500/20,000

      150/2,000

      25

      UV

      BZ

       

      Light Hydrocarbons

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Conway

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Conway Natural Gasoline (OPIS) BALMO Swap Futures

      134

      CGB

      *

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      8L

       

      Conway Normal Butane (OPIS) BALMO Swap Futures

      135

      CBB

      *

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      8M

       

      Conway Propane (OPIS) BALMO Swap Futures

      133

      CPB

      *

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      8K

       

      Mont Belvieu

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Daily Mont Belvieu Natural Gasoline (Non-LDH) (OPIS) Swap Futures

      138

      C5D

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      7Q

       

      Daily Mont Belvieu Normal Butane (Non-LDH) (OPIS) Swap Futures

      137

      C4D

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      D0

       

      Daily Mont Belvieu LDH Propane (OPIS) Swap Futures

      136

      C3D

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      B0

       

      Plastics

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      HDPE High Density Polyethylene (PCW) Calendar Swap Futures

      139

      HPE

      *

      10,000

      10,000

      2,000

      25

      HPE

       

      LLDPE Linear Low Density Polyethylene (PCW) Calendar Swap Futures

      140

      LPE

      *

      10,000

      10,000

      2,000

      25

      LPE