• Expansion of Contract Months for Certain Coal Futures and Options

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-6090
      • Notice Date
      • 18 January 2012
      • Effective Date
      • 12 February 2012

    • Effective Sunday, February 12, 2012, for trade date Monday, February 13, 2012, and pending all relevant CFTC regulatory review periods, please be advised that the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (NYMEX or Exchange) will expand the listing of contract months for the following contracts, listed on the NYMEX trading floor and CME ClearPort, as follows:

       

      Contract Name

      Code

      Chapter

      Current Schedule

      New Schedule

      Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Swap Futures

      MTF

      926

      Current year plus the next two years

      Current year plus the next four years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

      Coal (API 2) cif ARA (Argus/McCloskey) Option

      MTO

      927

      Current year plus the next two years

      Current year plus the next four years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

      Coal (API 4) fob Richards Bay (Argus/McCloskey) Swap Futures

      MFF

      928

      Current year plus the next two years

      Current year plus the next four years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

      Coal (API 4) fob Richards Bay (Argus/McCloskey) Option

      MFO

      929

      Current year plus the next two years

      Current year plus the next four years. A new calendar year will be added following the termination of trading in the December contract of the current year.

       

      Should you have any questions or require any further information, please contact Richard Stevens at +44 20 7796 7129, Brad Leach 212.299.2609, or Adila Mchich 212.299.2270.

       

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