• Listing of Two (2) European Diesel Spread Contracts on the NYMEX Trading Floor and CME ClearPort

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-5936
      • Notice Date
      • 06 October 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 16 October 2011
    • Effective Sunday, October 16, 2011, for trade date Monday October 17, 2011, the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will list two petroleum spread 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, and subject to, the rules and regulations of NYMEX. 

      Contract Specifications:

      Contract Title

      ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF MED vs. ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE (Platts) Swap Futures

      Diesel 10 ppm Barges FOB Rdam vs. ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE (Platts) Swap Futures

      Commodity Code

      UCU

      BBU

      Contract Size

      1,000 metric tons

      1,000 metric tons

      First Listed Month

      November 2011

      November 2011

      Listing Period

      36 consecutive months

      36 consecutive months

      Termination of Trading

      Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month

      Trading shall cease on the last business day of the contract month

      Minimum Price Intervals

      $0.001

      $0.001

      Value per Tick

      $1.00

      $1.00

      Settlement Tick

      $0.001

      $0.001

      Rule Chapter

      1125

      1126

      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.

      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).


      Fees:

      ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF MED vs. ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE (Platts) Swap Futures

       

      Member Day

      Member

      Cross Division

      Non-Member

      IIP

      Pit

      n/a

      $7.00

      $8.00

      $9.00

       

      Globex

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      ClearPort

       

      $6.00

       

      $9.00

       

      Processing Fees

           

       

      Member

      Non-Member

           

      Cash Settlement

      $7.00

      $9.00

      *only applies to financially settled contracts

      Futures from E/A

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to futures contracts

       

       

      House Acct

      Cust Acct

           

      Options E/A Notice

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to physical options

       

      Delivery Notice

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to physical futures

       

      Additional Fees and Surcharges

             

      EFS Surcharge

      $0.00

      *$2.50 fee typically only charged on our core physical contracts

      Block Surcharge

      $0.00

      *$0.10 fee charged on block trades

       

      Facilitation Desk Fee

      $0.20

      *fee applies to CPC trades entered by ClearPort Market Ops

                 

      Diesel 10 ppm Barges FOB Rdam vs. ULSD 10ppm Cargoes CIF NWE (Platts) Swap Futures

       

      Member Day

      Member

      Cross Division

      Non-Member

      IIP

      Pit

      n/a

      $7.00

      $8.00

      $9.00

       

      Globex

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      n/a

      ClearPort

       

      $7.00

       

      $9.00

       

      Processing Fees

           

       

      Member

      Non-Member

           

      Cash Settlement

      $7.00

      $9.00

      *only applies to financially settled contracts

      Futures from E/A

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to futures contracts

       

       

      House Acct

      Cust Acct

           

      Options E/A Notice

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to physical options

       

      Delivery Notice

      n/a

      n/a

      *applies to physical futures

       

      Additional Fees and Surcharges

             

      EFS Surcharge

      $0.00

      *$2.50 fee typically only charged on our core physical contracts

      Block Surcharge

      $0.00

      *$0.10 fee charged on block trades

       

      Facilitation Desk Fee

      $0.20

      *fee applies to CPC trades entered by ClearPort Market Ops

                 

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