• Large Trader Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, Diminishing Balances and Aggregation Allocations for Four (4) European Biodiesel Swap Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-6022
      • Notice Date
      • 18 November 2011
      • Effective Date
      • 21 November 2011
    • In connection with the launch of four (4) new European Biodiesel Swap Futures contracts on trade date November 21, 2011 (see SER-6011 dated November 11, 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

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Europe

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      Northwest Europe

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      FAME 0 Biodiesel (Argus) fob Rdam (RED Compliant) Swap Futures

      1147

      FBD

      *

      5,000

      2,500

      500

      25

      FBD

       

      FAME 0 Biodiesel (Argus) fob Rdam (RED Compliant) vs. ICE Gasoil Spread Swap Futures

      1148

      FBT

      *

      5,000/ 7,000

      2,500/ 7,000

      500/ 1,000

      25

      FBD

      GX

       

      RME Biodiesel (Argus) fob Rdam (RED Compliant) Swap Futures

      1149

      RBF

      *

      5,000

      2,500

      500

      25

      RBF

       

      RME Biodiesel (Argus) fob Rdam (RED Compliant) vs. ICE Gasoil Spread Swap Futures

      1150

      BFR

      *

      5,000/ 7,000

      2,500/ 7,000

      500/ 1,000

      25

      RBF

      GX