• Administrative Amendments to the Contract Names of 32 ERCOT Electricity Swap Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5497
      • Notice Date
      • 30 November 2010
      • Effective Date
      • 01 December 2010
    • In connection with ERCOT’s transition from its current zonal system to nodal locational marginal congestion pricing, the New York Mercantile Exchange is amending the contract names of 32 ERCOT electricity swap futures contracts. These contract name changes 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, effective for trade date December 1, 2010.   
       
      Contract related questions can be directed to Glenn Hofferber, Associate Director, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2884, and Ryne Toscano, Lead Market Surveillance Analyst, at 212.299.2879.
       
      (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
       
      Electricity
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      ERCOT
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      ERCOT Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Platts Megawatt Daily
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Swap Futures
      186
      2N
      2,000
      1,500
      250
      25
      2N
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      188
      2S
      75
      50
      10
      5
      2N
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Swap Futures
      276
      I1
      2,000
      1,500
      250
      25
      2N
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      278
      I3
      75
      50
      10
      5
      2N
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      187
      2W
      30,000
      20,000
      4,000
      25
      2W
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      189
      3E
      1,500
      1,000
      200
      25
      2W
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      277
      I2
      30,000
      20,000
      4,000
      25
      2W
       
      ERCOT Houston Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      279
      I4
      1,500
      1,000
      200
      25
      2W

       

       
       

       

       

       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Swap Futures
      190
      2P
      2,000
      1,500
      300
      25
      2P
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      196
      2T
      100
      75
      15
      1
      2P
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Swap Futures
      280
      I5
      2,000
      1,500
      300
      25
      2P
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      282
      I7
      100
      75
      15
      1
      2P
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      195
      2X
      35,000
      25,000
      5,000
      25
      2X
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      197
      3F
      2,000
      1,500
      250
      5
      2X
       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      281
      I6
      35,000
      25,000
      5,000
      25
      2X

       

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

       

       
      ERCOT North Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      283
      I8
      2,000
      1,500
      250
      5
      2X
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Swap Futures
      198
      2Q
      750
      500
      100
      5
      2Q
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      201
      2U
      35
      25
      5
      1
      2Q
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Swap Futures
      284
      I9
      750
      500
      100
      5
      2Q
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      286
      K1
      35
      25
      5
      1
      2Q
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      199
      2Y
      10,000
      7,500
      1,500
      25
      2Y
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      202
      3H
      500
      400
      75
      5
      2Y

       

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

       

       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      285
      J1
      10,000
      7,500
      1,500
      25
      2Y
       
      ERCOT South Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      287
      M1
      500
      400
      75
      5
      2Y
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Swap Futures
      203
      2R
      900
      600
      125
      5
      2R
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      205
      2V
      35
      25
      5
      1
      2R
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Swap Futures
      288
      N1
      900
      600
      125
      5
      2R
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      290
      R1
      35
      25
      5
      1
      2R
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      204
      3D
      15,000
      10,000
      2,000
      25
      3D

       

       
       

       

       

       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 50 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      208
      3J
      750
      500
      100
      25
      3D
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Swap Futures
      289
      O1
      15,000
      10,000
      2,000
      25
      3D
       
      ERCOT West Zone MCPE 345 kV Hub 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures
      291
      R4
      750
      500
      100
      25
      3D