• Large Trader Reporting Requirement, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limit, and Aggregation Allocation for a New Natural Gas Liquids Futures Contract

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5485
      • Notice Date
      • 03 December 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 06 December 2010
    • In connection with the launch of the new Mont Belvieu Normal Butane LDH (OPIS) Swap Futures contract on trade date December 6, 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. 

       

      Contract related questions can be directed to Glenn Hofferber, Associate Director, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2884, and Ryne Toscano, Lead Analyst, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2879. 

       

       

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      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

      Light Hydrocarbons

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Mont Belvieu

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Mont Belvieu Normal Butane LDH (OPIS) Swap Futures

      395

      MNB

      2,000

      1,500

      250

      25

      MNB