• Large Trader Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Account-ability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, Diminishing Balances and Aggregation Allocations for Four (4) New Singapore Fuel Oil Swap Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5718
      • Notice Date
      • 07 June 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 07 June 2011
    • In connection with the launch of four (4) new Singapore Fuel Oil swap futures contracts on trade date June 20, 2011 (see SER-5789 dated June 2, 2011), 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), 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 Chris Reinhardt, Associate Director, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2882, and Ryne Toscano, Supervisor, Market Surveillance, at 212.299.2879.

       


      NYMEX Rulebook Chapter 5 Position Limit Table

       (Bold/underlining indicates additions)

       

       

      Contract Name

      Rule Chap-ter

      Com-modity Code

      Diminish-

      ing Balances Contracts

      All Month Account-ability Level

      Any One Month Account-ability Level

      Expira-tion Month Limit

      Report-ing Level

      Aggre-gate Into (1)

      Aggre-gate Into (2)

      Rule 560

      Rule 560

      Rule 559

      Rule 561

      Petroleum

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Asia/Pacific

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Singapore

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Singapore Fuel Oil 380 cst (Platts) 6.35 Dubai Crack Spread Swap Futures

      1092

      STI

      *

      1,500/ 10,000

      1,500/ 10,000

      150/ 1,000

      25

      SE

      DC

       

      Singapore Fuel Oil 180 cst (Platts) 6.35 Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      1093

      STR

      *

      5,000/ 20,000

      5,000/ 20,000

      500/ 2,000

      25

      UA

      BZ

       

      Singapore Fuel Oil 180 cst (Platts) 6.35 Dubai Crack Spread Swap Futures

      1091

      STS

      *

      5,000/ 10,000

      5,000/ 10,000

      500/ 1,000

      25

      UA

      DC

       

      Singapore Fuel Oil 180 cst (Platts) 6.35 Dubai Crack Spread BALMO Swap Futures

      1094

      STB

      *

      5,000/ 10,000

      5,000/ 10,000

      500/ 1,000

      25

      UA

      DC