• Large Trader Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, and Aggregation Allocations for Eight (8) New Alberta Power Electricity Swap Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5721
      • Notice Date
      • 28 April 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 02 May 2011
    • In connection with the launch of eight (8) new Alberta electricity swap futures contracts on trade date May 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), 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.

       

      (Bold/underlining indicates additions)

      NYMEX Chapter 5 Position Limit Table

      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

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Alberta

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Alberta Power Pool Peak Calendar-Month Swap Futures

      783

      APP

      15,000

      10,000

      3,500

      25

      APP

       

      Alberta Power Pool Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      873

      ALP

      1,000

      750

      175

      25

      ALP


       

       

      Alberta Power Pool Off-Peak Calendar-Month Swap Futures

      841

      APF

      100,000

      75,000

      25,000

      25

      APF

       

      Alberta Power Pool Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      874

      ALF

      7,500

      5,000

      1,250

      25

      ALF

       

      Alberta Power Pool Extended Peak Calendar-Month Swap Futures

      606

      AEX

      15,000

      10,000

      3,500

      25

      AEX

       

      Alberta Power Pool Extended Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      853

      AXP

      1,000

      750

      175

      25

      AXP

       

      Alberta Power Pool Extended Off-Peak Calendar-Month Swap Futures

      642

      AEF

      100,000

      75,000

      25,000

      25

      AEF

       

      Alberta Power Pool Extended Off-Peak Calendar-Day Swap Futures

      866

      AFP

      7,500

      5,000

      1,250

      25

      AFP