• Large Trader Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, and Aggregation Allocations for Two (2) New Volatility Index (VIX®) Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
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      • SER-5436
      • Notice Date
      • 13 October 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 13 October 2010
    • In connection with the launch of two (2) new Volatility Index (VIX®) Futures contracts on trade date October 18, 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 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 Glenn Hofferber, Associate Director, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2884, or Joe Hawrysz, Director, Global Market Surveillance, at 312.341.7750.

       

      (Bold/underlining indicates additions)

       

      Contract Name

      Rule Chap-ter

      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

      Petroleum

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Cushing, Oklahoma

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Crude Oil Volatility Index (VIX®) Futures

      982

      CVF

      80,000

      20,000

      6,000

      75

      CVF

      Metals

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      USA

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Gold Volatility Index (VIX®) Futures

      984

      GVF

      12,000

      12,000

      6,000

      75

      GVF