• Large Trader Requirement, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limit, and Aggregation Allocation for the New Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR North China (Platts) Swap Futures Contract and Administrative Amendments to an Existing Related Contract

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
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      • SER-5441
      • Notice Date
      • 13 October 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 13 October 2010
    • In connection with the launch of the new Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR North China (Platts) Swap Futures contract on trade date October 18, 2010, please note below the corresponding all month/any one month accountability levels (NYMEX Rule 560), expiration month position limit (NYMEX Rule 559), reportable level (NYMEX Rule 561), and aggregation allocation for the new contract.  This contract 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 code is provided for the Clearing Members that file reports pursuant to NYMEX Rule 561.A in a machine-readable format. 

       

      In addition, the all month/any one month accountability levels, expiration month limit and aggregation allocation were amended for an existing related contract that was affected with launch of the new contract.

       

      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; strikethrough indicates deletions.)

       

      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

      Metal

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR North China (Platts) Swap Futures

      925

      PIO

      12,500

      12,500

      7,500

      25

      PIO

       

      Iron Ore 62% Fe, CFR China (TSI) Swap Futures

      919

      TIO

      25,000

      12,500

      25,000

      12,500

      15,000 7,500

      25

      TIO PIO