• Large Trader Requirements, All Month/Any One Month Accountability Levels, Expiration Month Position Limits, and Aggregation Allocations for Eight (8) New PJM ATSI (Peak/Off Peak) Electricity Futures Contracts

      • To
      • Members, Member Firms and Market Users
      • From
      • Market Regulation Department
      • #
      • SER-6116
      • Notice Date
      • 09 February 2012
      • Effective Date
      • 09 February 2012
    • In connection with the launch of eight (8) new PJM ATSI (Peak/Off Peak) electricity futures contracts on trade date February 13, 2012 (see SER-6088 dated January 18, 2012), 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.

       


      NYMEX Rulebook Chapter 5 Position Limit Table

      (Bold/underlining indicates additions)

      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

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      PJM Interconnection LLC

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      ATSI Zone

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead Swap Futures

      1136

      MPD

      70,000

      50,000

      10,000

      25

      MPD

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Day-Ahead Swap Futures

      1140

      DPD

      70,000

      50,000

      10,000

      25

      MPD

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time Swap Futures

      1137

      MPR

      49,000

      35,000

      7,000

      25

      MPR

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Peak Calendar-Day Real-Time Swap Futures

      1141

      DPR

      49,000

      35,000

      7,000

      25

      MPR

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Month Day-Ahead Swap Futures

      1138

      MOD

      1,190,000

      850,000

      170,000

      25

      MOD

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Day-Ahead Swap Futures

      1142

      DOD

      1,190,000

      850,000

      170,000

      25

      MOD

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Month Real-Time Swap Futures

      1139

      MOR

      770,000

      550,000

      110,000

      25

      MOR

       

      PJM ATSI Zone 5 MW Off-Peak Calendar-Day Real-Time Swap Futures

      1143

      DOR

      770,000

      550,000

      110,000

      25

      MOR