• Listing of Twelve (12) New Petroleum Futures on NYMEX Trading Floor and CME ClearPort

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5787
      • Notice Date
      • 02 June 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 19 June 2011
    • Effective Sunday, June 19, 2011, for trade date Monday, June 20, 2011, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will list the following petroleum futures contracts for trading on the NYMEX trading floor and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort. These futures contracts will be financially settled. The contracts are listed with NYMEX, and subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX and Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. 

      The contract titles, commodity codes, rule chapters and listing periods are provided in the table below.  Except for the three Balance-of-Month (BALMO) contracts whereby the first listed contract month shall be June 2011, the first listed contract month for these contracts shall be July 2011.

      Contract

      Code

      Chapter

      Listing Period

      RBOB Gasoline vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      RBB

      1096

      36 consecutive months

      Heating Oil vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      HOB

      1097

      Consecutive months through December 2012

      Gulf Coast No.6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      GCI

      1098

      36 consecutive months

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) Swap Futures

      UGG

      1102

      36 consecutive months

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) vs. RBOB Spread Swap Futures

      RBG

      1101

      36 consecutive months

      Gulf Coast ULSD (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures

      GUD

      1100

      One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month.

      Gulf Coast Jet (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures

      GBA

      1099

      One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month.

      RBOB Gasoline vs. Euro-bob Oxy (Argus) NWE Barges (1000mt) Swap Futures

      EXR

      1090

      36 consecutive months

      NY 3.0% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures

      FOC 

      1086

      36 consecutive months

      NY 2.2% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures

      NYC 

      1087

      36 consecutive months

      NY 0.7% Fuel Oil vs. NY 1.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) Swap Futures

      NYI

      1088

      36 consecutive months

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Platts) vs. RBOB BALMO Swap Futures

      GBB

      1089

      One month and the following month listed 10 business days prior to the start of the contract month.

      The Exchange will allow the exchange for related position (EFRP) transactions to be submitted through CME ClearPort.  EFRP transactions in these futures contracts will be governed by the provisions of Exchange Rule 538.

      CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

      ·         Contract Size:

       

      FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = 1,000 Barrels

      GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = 42,000 Gallons

      EXR = 350,000 Gallons

       

      ·         Termination of Trading: Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month.

       

      ·         Minimum Price Tick:

      FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = $0.001

      EXR, GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = $0.0001

      ·         Value per Tick:

      FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI = $1.00

      GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA = $4.20

      EXR = $35.00

      ·         Final Settlement Price:

      FOC, NYC, NYI, RBB, HOB, GCI: minimum settlement tick = $0.001

      EXR, GBB, UGG, RBG, GUD, GBA: minimum settlement tick = $0.0001

      ·         Trading and Clearing Hours:

      CME ClearPort:           Sunday – Friday 6:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. (5:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Chicago Time/CT) with a 45-minute break each day beginning at 5:15 p.m. (4:15 p.m. CT).

      Open Outcry:                Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT).

      ·         Exchange Fees:

      Contract

      CME ClearPort Rates

      NY Trading Floor Rates

      Cash Settlement Fee

      RBOB Gasoline vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Heating Oil vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast No.6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) vs. Brent Crack Spread Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Argus) vs. RBOB Spread Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast ULSD (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast Jet (Argus) Up-Down BALMO Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

       

      RBOB Gasoline vs. Euro-bob Oxy (Argus) NWE Barges (1000mt) Swap Futures

      Member

      $6.00

      Member

      $6.00

      Member

      $1.00

      Non-Member

      $9.00

      Non-Member

      $9.00

      Non-Member

      $1.00

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $7.50

       

       

      NY 3.0% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      NY 2.2% Fuel Oil vs. Gulf Coast No. 6 Fuel Oil 3.0% (Platts) Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      NY 0.7% Fuel Oil vs. NY 1.0% Fuel Oil (Platts) Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

      Gulf Coast Unl 87 Gasoline M2 (Platts) vs. RBOB BALMO Swap Futures

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.85

      Member

      $0.10

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $1.35

      Non-Member

      $0.10

       

       

      Blended Floor

      $1.10

       

       

       

      For more information please contact Daniel Brusstar at 212-299-2604, Elizabeth Hui at 212-299-2623 or Alex Siff at 212-299-2368.